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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25
FOal of 1915

Foal of 1915
@ Carpenter, Irasburg
L L Allen Craftsbury 2
E L Alexander, Glover /
CLASS 3-DRAFT HORSES
Filly or Gelding years old
F A Wiley, Irasburg 4
Robt Richie, Greensboro
Filly or Gelding years
Levi LaPete, Barton 4
Filly or Gelding year
Exfer Hanna, West Glover 4
Brood Mare with foal at foot
Exter Hanna, West Clover 3
Exfer Hanna, West Glover
Mclaughlin 2
Matched Work Horses, not under
test
. E Pierce, Barton 5
n q Stevens, West Glover 3
Ernest Blair l
Single Work Horse, not urder
O F Cutler, Barton 8
CLASS 4-LADIEs' AND GENTLEMEN's
DRIVERS
Pair Carriage Horses, Mares or
Geldings
N Q Stevens, West Glover 7
Single Horse in Harness, Mare or
Gelding
F Holbrook, Newport 5
w NJ Royston, Morrisviile 3
Geo Reed, Barton 2
Ladies' Drivers, Mare or Gelding
Turnout considered
Ed White, Barton 2
Marion Redfeld 5
Will Cameron 3
CLASS 5-MoRGAN HORSES
Stations years or over
D FL Smith Stannard 6
Stations 3 years
w II Tarbox, Orleans 5
Stations 2 years
Rob Richie, Greensboro 5
Filly Or Gelding years
John Uric, Barton, 8
Geo Pierce, Orleans =
Filly Or Gelding years
A j Smith. West Cover 8
Filly or Gelding year
Geo F Pierce, Orleans 8
Rob Ritchie, Greensboro 2
Brood Mare and foal
Rob Richie, Greensboro 4
Foal of 1915
Rob Richie, Greensboro g
CLASS 6-ROADSTERS
Filly or Gelding years
Sam Bean, Glover 4
Filly or Gelding years
Sam Bean, Glover 4
FLY or Gelding l year
E A Dutton, Craftsbury 4
Brood Mare and foal at foot
Sam Bean, Glover 4
Foal of 1915
Sam Bean, Glover g
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25
CATTLE

CLASS 7-OXEN AND STEERS
Yoke working oxen
Sherman Rowland, West Burke 6
3 yr-old steers
Tyre old steers
A L Measure, Sheffield 4
CLASS STAT CATTLE
Yoke of oxen
Frank LaBounty 6
H F 3 Morrison & Son, Oxford, Nh 4
N G Simpson, Lyndon Ctr |
Eat steer or heifer under yrs
Il B Morrison & Son Oxford N Fl 4
N & Simpson, Lyndon Ctr /
CLASS REGISTERED JERSEYS
Best bull 2 yrs or over
F P Eldridge, Glover 5
l. l. Alien, Craftsbury 3
Bull calf
E A Wiley, Irasburg 3
Chas Root, North Craftsbury 2
Best COW
Chas Root <
VIM Cameron 3
1-yr-old heifer
Chas Root 2
Heller calf
Chas Root 2
= b Woodward, Irasburg 2
CLASS 10-GRADE JERSEYS
Bull calf
@ 81 Blake, Sheffield 2
Best COW
o Cutler, Barton 3
1-yr-old heifer
A Smith, Barton 2
Grant White I
Heifer calf
8 B Nelson 9
Albert Blair, Barton
CLASS UNREGISTERED DURHAMs
Best bull 2 yrs or over
N G Simpson :
E A Simpson 2
Best bull yr old
e A Simpson 2
Best bull calf
n G Simpson 2
E A Simpson
NC {: Simpson ssa
2-yr-old heifer
E A Simpson .
N G Simpson 3
1-yr-old heifer
p Simpson 9
n G Simpson s
Heifer calf
n G Simpson 6
E A Simpson 8
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25

What Use ;sSn r. soss - e. 5ssss
IT leaky bottom. Neglect
ES a f10fSQ of horses feet causes sore
AZ - AA0A ~ ness Inflammation, lame
ness. shoe hollis. cOnUrtI Jed quarter
cracks corns, mud fever, etc. Prompt re- re-
lief and speedy cure for all troubles of the
hoOf, Joints. cords, and ali diseases OF the
horses feet is by the old. tested. rellaDie
safe remedy of the past fifty years, MCRRl-
SONS OLD ENGLISH LINI1ENT. Used by
livery stables, race tracks, teamSters, truck
men and farmers throughout the country.
In cases of sprains, strains, bruises, lame
naSS from any cause. Cuts, -7
wounds, burns, etc, it's o VAIN. blo
powerful, p n e ing ~
qualities. reach the cause HOR ST.
it. p No one Elk Knows le7 When When 3 0 . K
such r & an1 nO MIL be be F r E E
hand for use. All reliable on REQUEST
dealers sell it, or sent post
paid receipt of price.
Half pints, soc: full pints, S1.OO.
Sole MGnut cturers
The JAMES w FOSTER CO.,BATH,N.H.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST Is 1918
Bull calf

Bull calf
A Anderson & Son 8
Arthur Salmon, Glover 2
Best COW
Arthur Salmon 5
2-yr-o heifer
A Anderson & Son 8
Arthur Salmon i
1yrold heifer
A Anderson & Son 3
Heifer calf
Arthur Salmon 8
CLASS degrade AYRsHIREs
Best COW
A j Anderson & Son 8
Arthur Salmon 2
2-yr old heifer
Arthur Salmon 9
1-yr-old heifer
E A Simpson 2
Heifer calf
@ b Blake, She field 2
CLASS IL REGISTERED HEREFORDs
Rest bull yrs Or over
FL E Morrison & Son 5
Best bull vr
H E Morrison & Son 8
Best bull calf
III E Morrison & Son 3
s. 6 :. 2
Best COW
Il 3 Morrison & Son 5
2 yr-olf heifer
81 E Morrison & Son 8
1-yr-old heifer
II E Morrison & Son 8
Best heifer calf
FL B Morrison & Son 8
CLASS l8-GRADE HEREFORDs
Best COW
Ell E Morrison & Son 5
Heifer cali
G Fl Blake 2
Best bull yrs or over
Q W Bean and w Dewiug, West
Glover 3
A j Smith 3
G Woodward, Barton 2
Tyr old DULL
= I Miles, Irasburg 3
W Fl Tarbox, Orleans 2
! Best bull calf
Clyde Anderson, West Glover 3
A j Anderson & Son 2
Best cow
A J Andersen & Son 5
g - ,
1 yr-od heifer
Clyde Anderson 3
A Anderson & Son ,
Heller calf
@ T Miles .
G J Woodward >
CLASS 90 GRADE HOlsTEINs
Bull yr
John Uric, Barton 9
Best COW
A J Anderson & Son 3
Il E Morrison & Son =
2-yr-old heller
G Ell Hinton ?
Tyr Old heifer
A j Anderson & Son 2
Clyde Anderson /
Best heifer calf
w III Tarbox 2
A J Smith I
CLASS Unregistered GUERNsEYs
Best bull yrs or over
Grant White, West Glover 5
Best COW
Grant White 5
CLASS 22-GRADE GUERNsEYs
Best bull yrs or over
A F irckley 2
Best bull yr
Eli LamOrie, West Glover 3
! Best cow
z Barker, Barton g
Eli Lamorie 3
2-yr-old heifer
@ F Cutler, Barton 2
1-yr-oid heifer
Clyde Anderson 8
Grant White
Heifer calf
A F Hinckley 8
Grant White
CLASS 24--NATIvE BREED
g H Hinton
A Anderson & Son
G 81 Hinton :
2-yr-old heifer
N G Simpson :
E A Simpson :
G II Hinton
Tyr old helfer
G 81 Hinton
Heifer calf
Albert Blair
E A Simpson
| GLASS; Ok Drc,crEpEr>
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-25
Commissioners Notice
Estate of E. S. Wells

by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Orleans, Commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
E. S. Wells, late of Bloomington, VT, in said
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purpose aforesaid, at
his late residence in the town of Brown
ington in said District, on the 4th day of
from l clock P. NJ, until O'Clock P. NJ,
on each of said days and that six months
from the 9th day of July A. D. 1915, is
the time limited by said Court for said cred
itors to present their claims to US for ex-
animation and allowance.
Dated at Bloomington, VT, this 5th day OF
August, A. D. 1915.
J. NJ. WYMAN
@. J. GROSS
1924 Commissioners
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
An Ancient Sea

Many million years ago. long before
the birth Of the Rocky Mountains :,
large inland sea spread over the Vest
crn and Central parts OF North Amcri-
ca. In geologic language. the invasion
OF this sea occurred in Mississipp!an
timc-a period just preceding the one
in which the bitu'ninouS ana authra-
cite coal beds that extend over por-
tons of Central and Eastern North
America were formed. This sea GOV
cred much of the present site of the
Rocky Mountain area, the Central
I'lains. ana at times Il part OF the
Great Plains in the United States. At
different times il opened into the Are
tie Ocean on the North. the Pacific on
the South, and probably the Gulf OF
Mexico Oh the Southeast
This incursion Of salt water was not
the first or the .ast to invade th.
American Continent. At each incur
sion muddy. sandy or limy deposits
mixed with sea shells and other ami
NAL remains were laid down along. the
beach and upon the sea floor. Strange
az II may seem, most OF these rocks
formed ages ago now stand above sea
level and constitute plains. plateaus
and even mountains.
Animal life was very abundant i'm
this MissiSsippian sea. Nearly. If not
all. the classes OF animals now living
we're present. Sharks and fishes.
though different in appearance from
the present forms. sDortcd alous the
shore or swan the deep. Sea lilies or
crinoidS, animals built on the same
general plan as the starHsh but hav-
ing Il c"!carcous cup with an attached
stem decorated the sea iloor Sea
shells belonging 10 the same class as
The oysters and snaiiS were there The
lamp shells. or more technically speak
ing. the hraChiOpods. resembling but
tcriiics. mingled with Il curkscr.w- Xix e
sea- net. other forms minut. and
large, figured in this life and have
bccn wonderfully preserved to the
present time. Finally this sea bottom
began TO rise. ana at Lengths il emerged:
the waters withdrew to the deem
basins. and land life was substituted
for marine.
Bulletin 5?5. written by G. II. Girty.
and just published by the United
states Geological survey. describes the
fossil shells of animals living at one
time III this ancient sea In the vicinity
of BateSVille, Ark. The rocks-knoWn
as the Boone chcrt-formcrly had been
placed with the iioonc limestone, but
the author in this report has Scpnrat ed
the two and classified the Boone ebert
as distinct formation. Contact with
contiguous formations. correlations
with nonadjaccnt ebert beds, litholoey
and faunal character are considered
in the discussion. Several new species
are described The bulletin is II tech
nica description and is of interest to
those investigating the philanthropy
Of the f'alcozoic rocks and the geology
of the Mississippi Valley.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
One OF the Days Best Ca

Not the least important item i'm the
cost Of Eurorc's War is tn. bill for
providing horse flesh for the hunvr,
cannon. Al:cad;. with tho war little
more than year OLD. the horse and
mule bill Of the entcnt" powers is
approaching the 800, ZOO. 900 mark. AIN
item exceeded only 10y the cos, OF The
various food products ana some Of
the more important war materials
snch as cotton, steel products conner.
feather goods and automobiles An ant
comparison is found in the fact that
INC exports OF explosives for the fiscal
year "ndin. June 30 were on"-third less
IMAM that Of the value OF tn. horses
sen, across the Atlantic for duty i'm
the war zone.
la less than a years time America,
has become the worlds greatest horse
market As this is being written csti-
mates as to the number al horses
bought by the English. French Italian
ana beigian governments range from
100000 To 100000. The great Hclrinn
ana French horse markets the finest
III the world, literally have been wiped
out Surh belgian stock AS cscan.d
coniiscaiion hy the Germans has been
Killed OF is being used in The service.
OF the email army still battling for
heiI ium's cause France long since
connscaicd her valuable pcrch.rous
for service at the front
Despite the vital part the antonio
bi!c has played IN the modern game or
war, tho horse still is q mos, inn
portant factor II ono may judy. hv
the export statistics complied by the
government FOR the fiscal year. Dur.
ing the twclN"-Inonth period which
ended June 30 this year. Europe paid
American automobile manufacturers
S6Sleo.0Oc for motor trucks and mart.
The horse bill for the sam. period
came to $si 0dO.oO
Two Million r:nch Week.
The mobilization of the dumb ami.
ma! corps is proceeding on a scnl,. AL
most as vast AZ the, OF the mauutpc-
turc OF war supplies in the grca,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
News Of Fifty Years Az


Hon. Il. NJ. 7. Hunter who has no, been long
out OF the Federal prison. paid Richmond ii
n ,n' VISIT yesterday, He win return enrly
this morning TO his home in Essex County.
y Washington delegations co,ruoscd of MEM
pcrs OF the Washington city Council and other
citizens, spent Yesterday and last might in the
several capitalists I'M the party who arc look
ing out for safe investments. They Will
i leave this morning by the Richmond Frcder
ickSburS and Potomac Railroad
r. H. Dihrcll, agent Of the Philadelphia ana
Richmond steam Packet Company. announces
that the elegant steamer Washington will ar
rive to-day heavily loaded and Will receive
freight for the return trip to Philadelphia
til next Friday.
The freight rates between Richmond and
Baltimore hnv" been greatly reduced. Flour Is
now being handled ut 10 cents pcr barrel
~ good sign "f tn" times is the re eStab-
!ishmcnt of the religious papers Their. are
hcint. regularly published in this city III"
RICHMOND Christian Advocate thu. tpiscoual
tiai Observer and the Religious Herald: a:,d
the Southern Churchman is being publisher in
Alexandria.
William II. Harrison of i;randy Prince
George County. has received from President
johnson u fun and unconditional pardon.
j. w Kelly has resumed the publication OF
tho tredcricksburs Herald. tho oldest paper in
Virginia, II having been established In 1857.
70 the President and the Wa: Department that
The United States army hc reduced AT once to
$4,000 men.
Honorable james II. witherspoon died n,
Lancaster. \. G." few days ago He had been
prominent in North Carolina politics.
Hon. Montgomery Flair made Il speech at
large political meeting in New York night be-
fore last in which he denounced negro suffrage
and recommended the colonization OF the freed
men in Mexico OF somewhere clsc
The property of Hon. James II Orr formerly
Mayor OF I.ccsburg, in this State. which was
conilscat"d. has been restored his posses
sion 10y the Frccdmen's bureau
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20

1 Eastern factories In no other way
mas the world war been brought az
cIosc h"mc TO the American farmer
as IN the horse business. Whole coun-
ticS IN the Middle West have been
turned into ono vast feed lot to ac-
commodatc the demands Of one for
c!Sn government alone There is
. scarcely town In the West with 4,
SURPLUS OF horScncsh which has NO,
been invaded by the horse buyers and
AGENTS OF the four entente powers
The American farmer as he IL the
""rihs greatest owner of horsencsh.
Is finding himself much sought after
by the horse buyers who represent
IN" agents. who In turn have CON
tracts for tho purchase OF many thou.
sands OF horses for unknown coun
tries at war.
More :han $4,000. 900 worth of horses
are being assembled each week In the
eight great concentration camps for
"ar horses in this country. This has
h"cn going on for many weeks. and
there is' every prospect that rs the
war drags on Europc's horse bill will
confirm" to grow at the rat. ~ from
s2.Hop.urO 10 $4,000. 900 :; week
Despite the enormous scale on
which horses are being bought. for the
warning nations there need he no fear
"i famine in horscfcsh In this
country The 30o.0c0 horses which have
gone To Europe. or are on their way.
constitute but small proportion OF
the total. according TO the last census.
taken ~ 1919. which showed that more
than 2n,Ccd.o0o horses were owned on
tho farms Of the country
The American horse market is en-
JoNinI the greatest prosperity Il has
ever known. save possibly during the
time Of the civil War. Tn. horses
and mules purchased by the American
government at the time OF the war
with spain and the $4,000 bought
here by The British nation during the
Eocr War become rather small items
when compared with contracts awarded
ur TO the present time during the
world war.-Ncw York sun
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
Things to Give Away

person must he entirely selfish
ar entirely generous 10 he entirely
satisfied with himself He must %. selfish
enough not to think OF others Jr gen
crous enough not to think o. nnnS,!:.
or course. few OF US are either way.
We &c, along fairly well. however.
because we are usually generous
enough 10 enjoy the reward OF our Civ
ihH Ana As lons as We can give We
may well b. content II we are too
selfish for that ii is our sad misfortune.
The feeling that we have so little that
IL our own that we aust watch II and
guard II constantly is one of the most
uncomfortable feelings we can have,
rather more uncomfortable because We
TAX. vcry real pleasure in giving
after VIC have once tried II.
Material giving is. Of course. OF lit
tie more satisfaction than material
possession n is the "!vin: Of ,,.,s
tangible. but more important things
that frees us from II little sense OF
possession and makes us content The
things we should give are STRANGELY
enough. worth nothing at all In them
selves. If there has been and there
may nave been small and foolish
Misunderstanding or large and sen
Sibic misunderstanding. at the break
iaSt table, and Il man has an opinion
ana MS VIE has an opinion, II Will
he well when he starts for work-of
course he may have kissed her good
by, but there can lie kisses and stub
bprn olIniurs at the same TING all.
lie well if he or his wife. or both OF
them, give up the opinions. absolutely
and suddenly and finally. Ii he has
started down the street she should run
after him and tell him. IL she has
started back TO the breakfast table,
he should hustle back and tell her.
They should. as IL were, meet on the
front steps. 1t is rather surprising
how things clear up that way, and
rather nice AS long As YOU can give
up yourself, that is. the little self
that YOU have created out OF opinions
and tastes and habits, you may be well
pleased with yourself. Envy, pride
personal convenience are all good
things to give away, and there is that
thing OF having your own VA"
delightful thing when it is given UP
and horribly uncomfortable thing to
have atu"t MI The time. 4 ISN'T
wn"ther you are right or wrong. !, Is
Just feeling that ii is your own way
to 40 with as you. like and tn. ,;nnN-
ledge that YOU can give IL away II YOU
want to that is so tremendously pleas
ing. Il is a fine thing to be indc-
pendent of your own way, your own
opinions and your own pr.judc;.-
Ind an3poliS News.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
.l"othcr Blow to Reforms

M EMRERS Of the Council Charter Cham &C
Iva Committee are mistaken in their as
sumption that the chief object of all recent
efforts 10 reform municipal government is
the absolute separation Of the appropriating
and spending powers" The direct contrary
is the fact.
All the American cities governed by com
missions merge the powers OF appropriation
anu disbursement III the same body of men,
and these cities now include more than u
thlro OF all those in the country having
population great as 10000. Their num-
Der, moreover, increases every year.
In addition. many muni2iDaiitlos still gov
erned by Il Mayor and Council connect appro-
priation and disbursement through board of
estimates and apportionmcnt very similar in
character to that proposed by Councilman
Ratciife and scOrnfully rejected by the Char
tcr-Changc Committees New York is one of
these cities, and Baltimore and Cleveland
whose charters are generally conceded to he
"among the best and most progressive of The
Mayor and Council form, are two others
instead of the tendency being to divorce
the two powers of city government the ten
dcncN is all in the other diroction-and for
reasons the experts declare and that seem to
as To be OF manifest proprcty If She oxcou-
tive heads OF the several departments do not
understand the neels OF their departments.
we are at loss to'imag CINE where Ills under
standing is likely to be lodged
MI Ratclilfe'S plan. ii should b" remem-
bered. did not propose TO coniide TO his board
OF estimate and apportionment the final ap-
preparation of the citys funds The board
was 10 frame the annual budget OF cXpcndi-
lures, hut the money to be appropriated
by Council
The TACT is-and herein lies one of the
essential Weaknesses Of ward represent alton
that every individual member OF Council re-
CARDS municipal expenditures in terms Of the
special interests CT his special constituency.
lie Is Interested in seeing to ii that Just as
much OF. the citys cash as possible is spent
within the limits of his baiiwck |; is the
exceptional Alderman or Councilman who can
ltcon ader the needs of She whole city,when
+ they clash with etha advantage of his own
ward or with the advancement of his own
political career.
That is one reason why Mr. Ratclife's
proposal should have been indorsed-and also
one reason why ii was not indorsed The
composition of the board as advocated nv
him. may not be faultlcss. and some of the
oihcials nominated for membership PERHAPS
should be replaced by others. but the plan
itself is fundamentally sound.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Another L.ifc-Snvcr.

You may not think that William Brown
Flocks with the sheep in our TOWN.
That he has faults Is clear
Yet William wins our grateful thanks
by Keeping to himself the FRANKS
OF his young son and heir.
lie never tells us how his lad
Has startled tcaChcr%-:.ll he's had
By his intelligence.
Nor how that youngsters merry wit
Has made most tremendous hit
with casual audience.
In fact. though William has Il son,
He never tells what son has done
To win the worlds applause.
And all his friends keep this in mind
And mako themselves both deaf and blind
TO Williams many flaws
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
Guides LonE-I'clt Want.

AS they sat II bench eating peanuts out of
III. same bag. the Guide of Capitol square
said To Newcomer: wife asst me this Inawnin'
what would he the last thing I'd like to see IL I
wus called on suttcnly cash In 1t set me
"-th:nkin'. I've alluS bin ut,inSt dvin' in a
h"sh-"-hN-hihy Way. want the curtin to 20
down on somcthin' cxcitin'. Say an oli-timc
runaway. When did YOU one whir the
moss busted the gccrs an made everybody git
""'ch the way: Funny about runaway boss
When everybody sees him comm they Scampcr
untii he gets by. an then they creep out an
take after him jest boy takes after a fire
engine. An they asst all sorts ov questions
"hout him, whose boss II u.s. an what started
him. an if he run over anybody. \ runaway
boss III a small town kin stir up talk than
woncn's sowin' society. I don't kccr any
lhh about my last words, but it's the last
sight mat pcals To mo. If kin take in one
NOR" runaway boss, in my dyin' hour, I know I'll
=" out with Il smile on my face thatll pass me
in wander"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
studcnt. for National Dcfen..

TO IN" Edlt0r u The Timcs- Dlspa tch.
Sir,--Rcferring to your editorial Of to-day. con-
curing with Mr. Hay that there Is doubt about
raising $4,000 volunteers annually for the Con-
t'ncntal army, do YOU not think very large
percentage of this number can he enlisted from
college students? These students have three
months vacation: most of them have nothini.
to do during that time except to haze pleasure,
kill time and spend pocket money. Two months
OF the summer. from July - to September
II. might he probably. pleasant" and patyioti-
cally spent in camp and tStin Civ" Thorn -
month. The pay for officers will from 5.
day down to the private in the ranks. who
will get but 30 cents ii * true. hut he is fed
clothed and housed. The military schools
would furnish the officers in most
The pleasures of camp they
ut college in the matter OF association with
ones friends. athlcticS. etc, End IL would doubt
less happen that near to these places OF en-
campmcnt would congrcgate sisters and sweet
hearts enough to make the hours pass pleas
antly. And ought there not t." some steps
promptly taken to secure of these
grounds in the mountains of Virginia. :.
Richmond. Va. October lG, 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-20
.NIinS and business

D JSlNESS conditions in Great Britain are
II better than they are in any Of the coun-
tries engaged in the war. This is substan-
tated by the report just issued by the
inspector general in Bankruptcy in that coun-
try! 1t shows a great decrease in the number
of business failures during the last year. 1t
is stated III the report that the number of
bankruptcies is the smallest on record since
the bankruptcy act went into effect
thirty-two years ago. The situation is quite
the reverse OF what one would expect. and
entirely different from that of other Euro
pean countries.