Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-02
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Who Will Do II?

Who Will Do 1t?
We have been asked to call up Judge
George M. Powers of Morrisville and
tell him there is ong-distance call
for him on the peoples line.-St.
Johnsbury Republican.
u. NJ, The Only
It will be we'll to remember, that
when the call for service at the Next
can border, came, the only university
or college in the entire country which
sent company fully equipped for duty
was the : University of Vermont.
and Yale, to say nothing of the institu-
tons of the West which number their
students by the thousands. -Brattle-
boro Reformer.
Better Let Dale Alone.
Somewhat surprised to learn that
Hon. John w. Gordon of Barre is con-
sidering the advisability of being a
candidate for Congressman Dale's
position. Personally we would like
very much to see Mr.. Gordon in con-
gress but we hardly think this is an
opportune time to try for the position.
No doubt if Mr.. Gordon should decide
to make the run, others would enter,
including Walter E. Hubbard, the
talented editor of the Brattleboro Daily
Reformer, whose ability as a public
speaker and a splendid citizen. is fast
becoming recognized throughout this
congressional district. - Waterbury
Record.
Vermont and Automobiles.
Here are some eloquent figures
relating to the number of automobiles
and the amount paid by them for the
work of maintaining highways: In
the United States there is one automo-
bile to A persons; in Vermont one to
g. The per capita number of automo-
biles in Vermont is exceeded by only
two states, California, one to II and
Iowa, one to 16. In the United States
the average amount of license paid by
automobiles is STAG while in Vermont
in it is Sl8. 10, the highest amount of any
state. In the majority of states, how
ever, automobiles are subject to local
taxation, besides the state license
fee. The figures are decidedly credi-
table to Vermont. Rutland News.
"Hoss" Sense Helped Him.
The objectionable sin" on the part
of candidate for office is to be unable
to recognize and greet on terms OF the
utmost personal familiarity every
voter whom he has ever met. Some
men have really wonderful memories
of persons and can do this without
much trouble. Others lack this we'll
nigh essential element and are fire.
quently hard put to it to avoid calling
John "Bill" or inquiring for the
! babies in a home where a rattle has
never been heard. Occasionally anus
ing experiences are chronicled. Some
years ago, it is related that the then
Senator Proctor and the then Congress-
man Grout were attending soldiers
reunion and both being veterans were
| of course expected to know everybody
personally. They got by all right until
one old fellow came up and courted
recognition which neither official could
for the moment safely extend. They
greeted him warmly. however, feeling
him out carefully for his identity, but
without success. Finally General
! Grout gave it up and backed away, but
! Colonel Proctor, undismayed, kept
plugging away with the commonplaces.
At length he inquired, Have a plea
SAINT drive over?' Yep: How is
the old grey hoss?" Whereupon the
voter warmed up and it wasn't long
before the Senator had convinced him
that he was almost long-lost brother;
"For the Lords sake" asked Grout
afterward, show did you know he had
grey horse?'' Didn't you note the
boss hair on his coat replied the
Senator with chuckle.
J Herald and News.
Light on Rising Paper Prices.
Constantly advancing prices of print
, ing paper and 'paper goods" are caus
ing much anxiety among those engaged
in the printing and stationery business
1t is perhaps only natural that man
ufacturers and their agents shoulc
;, attribute the cause to "scarcity o.
material and labor No doubt these
: forces. particularly the former, have
s much to do with the increase, but it il
= quite apparent that other influences
1 are at work The other day when th'
: journal declined to place an order witt
n the representative of a large mill no
: far from here, without first obtaining
!, prices from other manufacturers, tn
G salesman promptly stated that he ha
?, quoted "Association" prices, and tina
s we could do no better elsewhere
n Subsequent correspondence lends colo
5 to the innocent intimation of an ''As
y sociation'' of the paper interests, tn
IS principal object of which is to boos
y prices Wood pulp is the principe
IL material entering into the manufae
y ture of the cheaper grades of paper
10 Canada is supposed to be more abunc
1t antly supplied with this material tina
most any other country in the worIC
and vet one manufacturer, in respons
to the Journals enquiry wrote in part