Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-04-22
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The Black Fox Business.

Now all this does not signify that
raising black foxes is not profitable
industry, or that there are not worthy
and straightforward black fox COM
panles in our own midst. Or does it
signify because F. c. Williams refused
the black fox companies the right to
sell stock. that all the companies are
frauds. He simply could not draw the
line, and in vetoing one, had to veto
the whole, The point for the investor
to decide is, how to distinguish the
advice would be to find out first how
much each one has 'watered'' their
stock.-Express and Standard.
Mayo Vermonter.
We rather hope that Admiral Mayo.
down at Tampico in charge of Uncle
Sans warships. has the same kind of
stuff in him that our two Vermont Adj
mirals displayed in the war with
Spain. Clark, before starting on his
memorable run from the Pacific coast
round Cape Horn to the West Indian
waters, telegraphed to Washington
Don't hamper me with instructions.
He brought the Oregon through in
fighting trim-in fact he had his cam
paign planned out in case he should
bump against the entire Spanish fleet
anywhere en- route and was ready to
fight the whole bunch. Dewey, at Ma
Mia Bay, went a step farther. He cut
the cable, so that he could handle the
situation as he saw fit on the scenes of
action, without the receipt of orders
from offices thousands of miles away.
If Mayo should find himself out of com
munication with the rest of the world
he could settle this whole question of
flag S value in mighty short ORDER
Brattleboro Reformer
Difference in Rewards.
The Barton Monitor. in noting the
retirement of F. C. Williams of New
port, former chairman of the Republi-
can state committee. throws this little
nosegay: "Mr. Williams has served
upon the committee faithfully for sew
eral years and he deserves the thanks
of the Republicans of the state for his
untiring efforts in the interests of the
party"
We are reminded that '"They also
serve who only stand and wait" There
is little comfort, little balm of Gilead
for Mr. Williams. Of course it was an
open secret when Curt Emery's eight
fat years in the collectorship were
over the succulent plum at Newport
was to be passed along to Mr.. Will
Jams. But along came the Democratic
party, sweeping the country, aided and
abetted by the Progressives. and Mr.
Williams went into the list of martyrs
who didn't get their reward. He was
not so fortunate as former chalrmanOlin
Merrill, who not only got the collector
ship at Burlington, but held it while
the rich requisites in the way of fees
were pouring into the pockets of his
jeans. The SPAWN cure statesman
will probably always remember the
Vermont editor who finally asked him,
after he had held one of the most re-
munerative jobs the government could
give him for nearly eight years, if it
wasn't about time for him to take his
feet out of the trough.-Brattlebor
Reformer.
Why Not Essex County?
1t is claimed in the campaign for
member of Congress in this district
that a section, outside of Essex county
is entitled to consideration because OF
| lack of recognition in the past. We
have made little search for statistics
along this line, as applied to the coun
ties as now divided. of the second dis
trict, which may reveal facts thai
perhaps are more clearly understood ir
Essex county than elsewhere. because
"Gallant Little Essex" has realized
them, as for nearly century and {
quarter it has kept place in the ranks
that have helped win victories fol
:. others. Calculations have been made
to the close of the terms of the pres
ent incumbents, and we think are
correct-they must be as to Essex
, Every county in the state has had /;
F representative in Congress. and those
on the East side have had from fou
to eleven members each, with aggre
> gate terms of. from twenty eight t,
fifty years. with the sole exception O.
, Essex. Isn't Essex entitled to recog
milton so far as locality is concerned?