Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-14
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
Russell II. Conweu.

Russell H. Conwell
In passing, let it be noted that Rev.
who is holding down $1,000 pastor
ate. has declined one for $4,000 in
New York. Apparently New York is
not the "acres of diamonds" he is
looking for at this time.-Barre Times.
Good for Glover.
It is said that Glover, in Orleans
county, has solved great rural
problem by the establishment of a
community church. Good for Glover
A city set on hill, it's light should
not be hid. There are many churches
IN the valleys that could profit by
Glover's example. St. Johnsbury
Republican.
Primary VS.. Education.
We haven't any money for higher
education, but we have money to spare
for direct primaries! Is it too late to
add this as a third question for the
March referendum:
Is Higher Education or Direct
Primary law the more important for
Vermont?
Here is splendid issue for the
Society for the Propagation of Hum
bug in Vermont.-Windsor journal.
Praises TurnbulPs Methods.
The Vermont Dairymen's associa-
ton, in electing j. G.. Turnbull of
Orleans its president, has given
deserved recognition to the man who is
undoubtedly the most successful butter
maker in the state. Mr.. Turnbull is
the owner of a chain of creameries in
| large number of towns in the north
ern counties of the state His cream
cries are run scientifically with due
regard to sanitary conditions, and his
products are marketed along the lines
of modern business methods.
boro Reformer.
Commends Community Church" Highly.
Editor Gilpin furnished an interest
ing editorial in the Orleans County
Monitor last week entitled 'The
Community Church - We give it in
full in this issue. 1t is after the order
of an editorial we wrote few years
ago entitled t'The Union of Churches. -
In our editorial we stated what we
really believed should be- The Moni-
tor states what really is, and if more
small towns would pattern after
Glover the church and community
would be better off. Greed is the
curse of any church.-Express anC
Standard.
A Study of Social Problems.
There is a national conference or
race betterment being held in Battle
Creek Mich, this week.
One of the interesting features OF
this meeting will be an article by the
president of the American Meoica
association. who will outline the career
of Martin Kallikak and his two sets O.
children. Kallikak, who was person
of some prominence, became the
father of an illegitimate son about the
beginning of the Revolutionary war
The mother was feeble-rninde(
woman. From these have descended
in direct line 48O individuals. onl!
forty three of whom have been norma
men and women. After the wa
Kallikak married a woman of goo'
stock, and from this union there have
descended 496 individuals, all excep
three have been normal in body an
mind. To discourage such unions a
Kallikak's first and to encourage sucl
as his second is the task undertaken
l by the conference. The subject o
sane. healthy marriages will b
considered by the conference from
many angles. Vermonter.
: Encouraging Outlook for Republicans
! That the Republican party has mad
l real and substantial progress towar
recovery from conditions that prevaile
at the last presidential election, i
shown by tabulated statement in tn
New York Tribune, comparing tn
vote IN the five important states hold
ing elections this fall with the vote O
two years ago. The states represente
t in this comparison are Massachusetts
s New York, New Jersey, Maryland an
r Michigan. Figures printed are for tn
v head of the ticket and for the cand
0 date receiving the highest number O
e votes in each case. A comparison @
= these figures shows that the Republ
e can party made substantial gains
r while both the Democratic and Pro
n gressive parties lost ground. TIL
v Republican vote for heads of ticket
t in these states at the recent election
n totaled 1.106, OO9 as against 907,411 fc
o Taft in 1912, gain of 1913, 59S. Ii tn
Y high men on each ticket be taken g
S the basis of comparison, the Republ
/. can gam is found to be 1865. O
n the other hand. the Democratic vot
F.: shows shrinkage of 1884 on heaC
S of tickets and $50, 983 on high mel
r while the Progressive vote shows
:, slump of 1856, 912 on heads Of ticket
), and APT, O72 on high men. Massach,
= sets is the only state of the five
n which the Republicans incurred q
n actual loss of votes, such loss amour
h ing to 8.733 on comparison of hie
is men. AS against this loss, the R.
yo,,hIioopc roroinod NoW Yorl or