Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-10-27
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Dale for Woman's Suffrage.

Dale for Woman's Suffrage.
Congressman Dale of the second dis
trict did the handsome thing in enter
tanning delegation of Vermont suf-
fragists at his home at Island Pond
Saturday. There were seven of them
and after they had stated their mis-
sion. which was that he consider
favorably the Anthony amendment,
that it may pass the Gath Congress-,
he announced that he had "no hest.
fancy in saying that he was in favor of
woman suffrage " The interview ter
minated in the Congressman and wife
entertaining the ladies at a sumptuous
luncheon. We have no doubt but that
the rest of the Vermont delegation
will be found in accord with Congress-
man Dale in this direction.-Hyde
Park News and Citizen.
Has No Mortgage on Vermont.
The Bradford Opinion says Weeks of
Massachusetts is sure of the 81 dele
gates from New England to the next
republican convention.
Who promised thse delegates?
Those from Vermont are not only
not elected, but no one knows who
they will be or for whom they will vote.
If we have direct primary as seems
probable, the people will have some
thing to say as to who they will be
and whom they will vote for.
1t is just this ''cocksure, promised
n-advance" business that put the Re
publican party down and out at the last
election.
No, Mr.. Weeks is not sure of the
delegates from Vermont.
This is not saying anything against
Messenger.
100000 Lost in One Day.
An effort is being made in Chicago
to enforce the law compelling the
closing of saloons on Sundays Of the
results on the first Sunday a news dis
patch says: "Out of 1852 saloons, only
% were found to have violated Mayor
Thompson's closing order, which be-
came effective at midnight Saturday.
Most of the violations were of minor
character and only one saloonkeeper
was arrested. There were only 16 ar
rests made for drunkenness Sunday
and Al on Saturday, as compared with
an average of 243 for the two days
during several months past Saloon.
keepers estimated that they lost $780,
OOU outlay dS TSSOlL VI USlIlS OUIfGoU
to close" Figures like these demon
s.rate that the saloon is at the bottom
of about all crime aud pauperism. The
S400, 900 saved in single Sunday from
the capacious nav of the saloon should
go a long way toward reducing the
cost Of living. Bellows Falls Times
More Profitable Potatoes.
How many bushels of p ,tatoes to the
acre did you raise last season. Mr..
Farmer? We're your potatoes killed by
the rust before they had matured? If
so the following information from New
Hampshire NAV be of interest to you
E M. Straight, demonstration in veg
etable gardening for the college extern
sion service has controlled potato
blight this past season (Which was an
unusually difficult one on account of the
large amount of rainy weather. by
simply spraying with the home made
Bordeaux mixture. Every farmer
knows how to make this mixture and
can secure inform ation concerning it's
use from the state experiment station.
So it is possible to prevent the stunt
ing of your crop by potato blight. An
other encouraging piece of news from
New Hampshire shows the value of
using only selected seed for potatoes.
The average yield of potatoes er &C
is considerably u der 200 bushes; But
Mr.. Straight has raised $50
on another and 400 bushels on
third plot and he credits the selec.
ton of good seed with this increased
production. These are two things any
farmer who will can do and they ale
very profitable things to do. Neither
requires much money nor an unreasor.
able amount of time and farmers will
do we'll to begin these practices with
their next potato crop.-St. Johnsbury
Californian.
Rural School and Population.
"Give the rural school a chance to
come to it's own again. Develop it as
an educational and social center. This
will help some in reducing the number
of deserted homes, which speak so
loudly of conditions that may we'll be
averted Ludlow Tribune.
Any reasonable consideration and as
sistance that the state can extend TO
the rural school will undoubtedly prove
strong factor in keeping people on
the farms. The state already appre-
ciates this and is doing much to help
and stain it. Probably it will go
further before it is done. In so far as it
can be accomplished. there should re
no strong incentive for farming people
to come to town in order to give their
children educational opportunities
There must be an equalization in every
possible respect. What effect such a
condi ion will have is not for the indi-
vidual to predict Whether it will
turn back the tide itself one may
question, for there are many other con-
siderations that enter, social and econ
omical yet the duty of the state is
clear, just so far as it can be done.
the boy or girl of the remote rural re
gons should have the same chance to
learn and know what what public edu-
cation offers as the hoy or girl of the
city or town who dwelIs within the
shadow of an elegant modern school,
house. There are natural handicaps,