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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30

The Vermont legislature called in
special assembly at Montpelier by
Governor Charles w. Gates to provide
financial assistance for the members of
the National Guard and their Deepen
dents convened at 1920 o'clock Thurs
day forenoon, organized expeditiously
and after listening in joint assembly
to 1.-THE chief executives message.
worked hard all day and evening. Of
three bills introduced in the house dur
ing the forenoon session, one. an act to
provide additional pay for enlisted men
of the National Guard of Vermont
while in active service of the United
States, was passed unanimously with
out discussion after the noon recess.
The act provides for all members of
the National Guard who were members
on June 10, 1916, or who have enlisted
since that date, the sum of ten dollars
per month while actively in the federal
service. Such compensation is to be-
gin from June 10 or date of subse-
quent enlistment and to terminate not
later than January l. 1917. The ap-
preparation of $85, 900 is included in the
act which took effect from its passage.
The bill providing for the relief of the
dependents established rate to be
paid wives, mothers. fathers. brothers,
sisters, and children. The largest sum
to be paid any one family shall not
exceed S35 per month. The bill carries
az appropriation of $50, 600.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30

1t appears from the list of candidate s
for county office as filed and published
last week that there is to be little
opposition in any case except that of
senatorships. In the list the Monitor
printed the name of G. w. Williams
instead of N. B. Williams as Crafts
bury's Republican candidate. and we
hereby make the correction. F. c..
CasweIl of Derby Line, one of the
north-end candidates. who has been
seriously i'll, is imp owing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
VERMONT NOTES

Announcement is made of an acdi-
tional gift from Ira C. Calef { f Wash
ington to Goddard seminary, Barre, of
$4,000 for the permanent fund and
income from $4,000 for the mainten-
ance of the Vermont students at the
school. The lift makes 81 200 received
by the school from Mr.. CaIef this year
and $50, 900 since he became a member
of the trustees board in 1874. Yer
mont's institutions, including the
Barre, Montpelier and Burlington hos
pitfalls have received total of S leo, 900
from Mr.. Calef this year and Provi-
dence, R. l.. hospitals, $4,000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
PAGES WASHINGTON CLERKS

Senator Page "unqualifiedly" states
that the affidavit of Arthur M. Rich, q
young man formerly of Newport and
we'll known by many Orleans county
people. is absolutely false" This
affidavit is to the effect that Rich
turned a part of his salary as clerk to
Page or to some senate committee of
which Page was member, over to the
Senator. In other words Rich claims
he did not retain the entire salary
allowed by the government for his
position, but gave to Senator Page
certain portion of it. This, Senator
Page terms precious concoction."
The Monitor and many Orleans
county people believe in Rich because
we know him, and believe the Rich
affidavit in the main. Judgments are
rot based upon the single statement
contained in the Rich affdvit. Another
Orleans county boy was formerly
employed in Washington by Page in
similar position to that held by Rich.
This young man told not one but
several of Orleans county's leading
men that he too turned portion of his
salaryover to Senator Page.
But the Monitor is not dependent
upon the Rich affidavit or the story of
the second Orleans county boy (now
dead) as told his friends and neighbors.
The writer himself was told by an
employee of Senator Page several years
ago, of like practice in another case.
And the Monitor has reason to believe
there are still other former employees
of Senator Page who can testify to
corresponding practices with them.
That Senator Page has in many in
stances made it a practice for his
Washington clerks to turn over to him
a portion of their salary is quite con.
clusively proven.
The practice is not criminal. EN-
ployes may hire with the understand
ing that they are to turn to their
congressional employer any portion of
their salary, although the Monitor
understands the practice is not gener-
ally INDUCED in by senators, and
at best is a mighty small practice.
1t must be remembered that the
salary of clerk is fixed by the United
States, for work supposed to be done
for the United States and is paid from
the United States treasury to the clerk
himself. A senator cannot draw
the salary of clerk or secretary and
then pay the clerk.
The Monitor is convinced that Sena-
tor Page has carried on this practice in
Washington for years and for him to
unqualifedly deny it damages Senator
Pages cause tremendously in the
Monitors sight. His absolute denial
of the entire Rich affidavit not only
brands Rich and others in whose integ-
rity the Monitor has utmost confidence,
as liars, but it weakens the Senator s
statements on other questions raised
against him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30

President Wilson is now anxious to
have it thought that there was no
withdrawal of troops from Mexico at
the request of Carranza. Why not go
one better and declare that we never
had any troops in Mexico to withdraw?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
Headed In Every Direction.

Mr.. Wilson says his mind is progress
stve, but those who try to follow its
progress can never tell the direction
it is taking. 1t is just as likely to be
progressing backward as forward
Hartford Courant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30

Women are for Mr.. Hughes because
the great human values In this country
are still to be welded politically into
it's national life.-Frances A. KellOr.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30

The Orleans County fair was Ger.
tainly success this year. The people
made it So They brought their prod
ucts and came in crowds. Let's make
the 1917 event as good, or better.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
A Useful Organization for Vermont
Farmers.

Farmers.
The organization of the Purebred
Live Stock Sale company of Brattle-
boro and the erection of modern and
substantial sales pavilion meets the
demand of the development of New
England interest in the breeding of
ure-bred live stock. According to
statistics of 1915, compiled by the
U S department of agriculture, and
released Jan l, 1916, the total valua-
ton of cattle. sheep and swine in the
six New England ST ates is $50, 972, 900.
There are in this section $780, dairy
cattle. 506,O0O other cattle, 100000
swine and 351, 900 sheep. Some of the
foremost New England breeders of
pUre-bred live stock are identified with
the sales company and their concerted
efforts cannot fail to advance the
interests of stock ralsers and afford a
safe and ready market, where sales
will be conducted on high and just
standard to both buyer and seller.
A strict supervision of the health
and character of all animals passing
through these sales will be powerful
factor in eliminating the diseased and
undesirables.
With regard to size and appoint
ments. the new sales pavilion at Brat
tleboro is second to no similar structure
in New England.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
ADVERTISING

Cards of thanks, 500. Resolutions,
s1.00 Reading notices, 10c per line
per insertion. Classified advertising
terms at top of column one, page one.
Display advertising rates upon ap-
pltcation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
CATTLE

CLASS 7-OXEN AND STEERS
3year old steers
A M Salmon, West Glover
2-year- old steers
N G Simpson, Lyndon Center 4
CLASS STAT CATTLE
Fat COW
A Simpson, Lyndonville 4
N G Simpson 3
Fat steer or heifer under years old
N G Simpson
E A Simpson 8
CLASS Unregistered JERSEYS
Best bull ears old
D Grapes, st Johnsbury S
Frank E bridge, w Glover 8
@ M Eldridge 2
Bull calf
@ M Eldridge 3
D l Grapes 3
Best cow
D I Grapes s
@ HI Woodward, Irasburg 3
F H Percival. Glover 2
2-year-old heifer
D Grapes 3
O II Woodward 2
1-y ear old heifer
@ II Woodward 2
D Grapes 2
Heifer calf
@ M Eldridge 3
g H Woodward 2
CLASS 10-GRADE JERSEYS
Best bull yrs old or over
| E F Wells, E Albany 2
Best cow
| O F Cutler Band 2
2year old heifer
| E F Wells 9
s B Nelson, Barton 1
1-year- heifer
L H Anderson, w Glover 2
Heller calf
@ F Cutler 2
CLASS 11-REGIsTERED DURHAMs
Best bull yrs old or over
E A Simpson 5
Bull yr old
n G Simpson 8
E A Simpson 2
Bull calf
N q Simpson
E A Simpson 2
| CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
Watch Out When Voting.

Two things in connection with the
new primary law should be remem-
bered when the voter goes into the
booth on September IL. First, the fact
that he has signed a mans petition
does not bind him to vote for that man.
He could not sign a second petition but
if there have been developments since
he signed mans petition that make
him want to vote for another man he
is at liberty to DO So Second. he can
vote in any one political column. He
cannot vote for one or more of the
Democratic candidates and then vote
the rest of the ticket Republican, or
vice versa. He is not obliged to vote
for all the candidates in either party,
but all he votes for must be in the
same party or his vote will be thrown
out as defective. So don't attempt to
split your ticket when you vote if you
want your vote to count.-Hyde Pork
News and Citizen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
Big Doings at State Fair.

With premiums in the several de-
partments of the Vermont State fair.
which will be held on the state fair
grounds on September IL. -, ID and
Is, aggregating $1,000 and with purs-
es for the trotting events reaching
close to SIS, 900, the commission having
this state event in hand is again
demonstrating it's liberality. Exhibi.
tors of cattle, horses. sheep and swine,
and of all farm produce have high re-.
gard for the state fair. It pays them
to make exhibits there, the premiums
being of satisfying amounts. Breeders
of cattle and horses from other states
find at this fair that judging is fair
and that the premiums won are on the
merit of the stock. There is every
promise of holly contested racing on
the track. The entries are large in all
the events. There will be two stake
races, 2.2O pace and 2.20 trot, each
with a purse of $1,000. These two
events have brought big string of
entries. Lovers of horse-racing are
promised treat each day of the fair.
State Fish Commissioner Titcomb is
arranging for an extensive exhibit of
the fish that inhabit Vermont waters
a more comprehensive and complete
exhibit than has yet been made The
midway will be extensive. 1t will
again be under the supervision of
Superintendent Williams. Many things
new in the line of outdoor entertain
ment have already "booked in'' and
the midway grounds will be fully
occupied.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
SUBSCRIPTIONS

One year $1.5O. Six months, 75c.
Eight months, 81. Four months soc.
Invariably in advance.
When your subscription expires the
paper stops.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
PREMIUM AWARDS


11~ANAAAS
CLASS 1-srANDARD BRED
Stallion 4 years or over
Sam Bean, Glover 81
Brood Mare with Foal at foot
Frank Barber, Sheffield Al
Foal of 1915
Frank Barber 81
CLASS 2-MoRGAN HORSES
Stallion 4 years old or over
F 8 Whitcher, Barton 81
Stallion year old
81 B Chamberlin, Irasburg Al
Filly or Gelding, years old
N 81 Drew, Glover 81
A Smith, West Glover q
Filly or Gelding years old
Geo T Pierce, Orleans q
8 8 Hill, Barton Il
Fil'v or Gelding year old
8 8 Hill 81
N n Drew 81
Brood Mare with Foal at foot
Frank Barber d
George T Pierce q
n n Drew IL
Foal of 1916
Frank Barber 81
Fred Root, North Craftsbury q
w Templeton, Irasburg II
CLASS 3-RoADsTERs
Stations years old
Forrest Lee, Albany 81
Stallion 1 year old
Frank Barber a
Filly Or Gelding 3 years old
h A Mclaughlin, East Craftsbury 4
Frank Barber 81
Sam Bean, Glover Il
Filly Or Gelding years old
E A Dutton, East Craftsbury a
Filly or Gelding 1 year old
Fl Hanson, East Craftsbury d
Sam Bean q
Brood Mare with foal at foot
Sam Bean d
Verne Miles, Barton g
@ M Eldridge, Irasburg Il
Foal of 1915
Q M Eldridge g
Sam Bean q
Verne Miles /!
CLASS 4-DRAFT HORSES
Filly Or Gelding 3 years old
Edmond Blair, Barton 4
Clifton Lee, Irasburg 8
Brood Mare with foal at foot
JEFF {, Nau't, Barton 4!
Foal of 1916
E L Alexander, Glover 8
jeff Nault 2
John Hancock, Glover Il
Matched Work Horses, not under
test
Frank Eldridge, West Glover 8
Single Work Horse, not under
test
@ F Cutler, Barton 2
L 81 Anderson, West Glover /
Ono money award)
CLASS 5-ALL HORSES NOT ELIGIBLE TO
PRECEDING CLASSES
Stallion years old or over
81 A Mclaughlin 6
E 81 Kittredge, Orleans s
F1lly or Gelding 2 years old
Murray Cameron, West Glover 4
r O Phillips, Irasburg 2
Filly or Gelding / year old
A B Goss, Orleans 4
Clayton Wilson, Barton /
Brood Mare with foal at foot
E L Alexander
Hiram Calderwood, Greensboro 2
E 81 Kittredge
Foai of 1916
Hiram Calderwood 2
E 81 Kittredge 2
CLASS 6-LADIEs' AND GENTS DRIVERS
Pair Carriage Horses
Sam Bean
81 E Gray, Westfield S
Single Horse in Harness
w M Roystan, Barton 5
D ] Garter, Newport 3
@ Morse, Barton 3
Ladies Drivers, Turnout considered
Ed White, Barton
8 0 Clark, West Glover s
W M Roystan 8
CATTLE
CLASS 7-OxEN AND STEERS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
PROBATE COURTS

Special sessions Of the Probate Court will
be held at the office of r. w. BALDWIN, in
BARTON. on the second and fourth Fridays
Of each month in the afternoon: and at the
Office OF COLBY SToDDARD, in ORLEANS, in
the afternoon of the third Friday of each
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
business at Barton or Orleans should notify
the Judge in advance, that he may take the
necessary papers.
The Probate Office at NEWPORT will be
open every day, except Sundays and holf-
days; but those coming from distance, as
far as possible. should make special appoint ,
ments with the Court in advance.
RUFUS w. SPEAR, JUDGE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-30
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Says Prouty Got in Too Early.

Says Prouty Got in Too Early.
Charles A. Prouty chose the wrong
time to make . contest for the United
States senatorship in Vermont If he
had waited until this year. he would
have undoubtedly won out-Montpelier
Argus.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

ON THE A TO Il BASEBALL FIELD.
in he fire house. thus making it a sort
of town hall. The borough's pride is
the municipality owned water system.
The village schools are we'll planned
and kept in good condition. One build
ing houses all the grades from primary
to sixth. 1t is equipped with modern
sanitary arrangements and ample fire
protection. On adjoining ground stands
the fine high school. built about two
years ago. 1t contains seven class
rooms, a large office for the principal
and the board of education, q library,
an up to date auditorium. seating 300,
with manual training rooms, gymnasi-
um and toilet facilities. The entire
building is ventilated by one of the
modern systems. with a motor in each
room.
At the side Of the high school two
full size clay coated tennis courts have
been built. These are so popular as
not to be able to meet the demand for
their use. There is Il fine baseball dia-
mond on another side of the building.
Back of the cold school, is a play
ground for the little folks, neatly set
off from the other grounds by Il privet
hedge.
The ladies Of the village have been
active in matters of civic Improvement.
They have formed a free library and
have improved the station grounds,
giving q bright and welcoming touch
to the entrance to the village. The
board of health has done considerable
work in seeing that dairies are kept in
first class condition and has also I'M
dertaken publicity work in regard to
the killing Of mosquitoes. The work
of the shade tree commission in car
ing for and setting out shade trees on
newly improved streets deserves COM
mendation. Electric lighting and good
police protection are among the other
features of the municipal housekeep-
ing which make Ramsey Il good place
in which to live.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
What France Missed.

France once refused the services of Il
famous soldier. In the French archives
is a letter. dated March %, 1914, which
runs: "Sir-This letter will be handed
to you by NJ. Churchill, whom l pre-
scented yesterday to his most Christian
majesty as from the king Of Great
Britain, with a petition that he might
be granted q commission as colonel of
infantry in his majesty's service" The
M. Churchill" whose wish was not
granted, lived to conquer at Blenheim
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Standard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

Photo by American Press Association.
COUNT ALEX VAN DEF STEGEN DE SCHRIEK.
bacco in the quantity needed for these
men to whom tobacco is Il real ncces-
sity.
In the delegation is Count Alex Van
der Stcgen de Schriek. one OF the ref
ugecs. who at an carly stage of the in
vasion of Belgium was Invested of his
estate and fled to England. Also in
the party are Francis Il. Jones and L.
NJ. Barrow, representing the Overseas
club as organizing secretaries. Joseph
II. Choate has consented to act as
president Of the American ~organiZa-
ton, and Il number of distinguished
Americans are serving in various ca
pacitics. The movement is known as
the Belgian Soldiers Tobacco fund.
The Overseas club has raised up
ward OF 100000 to provide tobacco for
the English soldiers and has offered to
pay all the expenses for the %Organiza-
ton of the Belgian movement as we'll
as to cooperate with it in various
ways. The club has sent 1O0, 600, 900
cigarettes and 200 tons Of tobacco to
the British soldiers. The helping hand
it is lending in aiding the organization
and administration of the Belgian Sol
diers' Tobacco fund is a great addi-
tional burden of labor and expense, but
it has been willingly undertaken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
AN IMPROVED VILLAGE.
Civic Pride Is AbundantIy In Evidence
In Ramsay N

Civic Pride Is A%bundantIy In Evidence
In Ramsey, N. j..
Among the villages where civic pride
is abundantly in evidence to the visitor
who inspects the municipal equipment
is the borough of Ramsey, n. j., less
than an hours ride from New York
city, writes f. w. Gertzen, mayor Of
Ramsey, in the American City. 1t lies
on the old Franklin turnpike, an i'm
proved state road, built of amiesite,
the direct road for motorists from New
York to Tuxedo and ''up the state"
The main business street is clean, we'll
shaded and inviting looking and is
lined with modern stores. Many of the
thoroughfares are kept oiled, and most
Of them have cement sidewalks and
curbs. The council meetings are held
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
Visiting Cards,

While it would be difficult to say
just when visiting cards were first
used, we are quite certain of the fact
that they are not of very ancient date.
Apparently they were adopted in Eng.
lish society before they We're generally
used on the continent. 1t was proba.
bly, about 100 that they came into
fashion in Great Britain, and it was as
late as ITO when they were intro.
duced in Paris. 1t appears that the
first visiting cards were regular play.
Ing cards, the backs of which were
used for the address.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

3KNrofessional.
IL - Column :
MCQUEEN & STROMBERG

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
DR.. MCQUEEN DIR. ~SrnoMBERG
Residence Phone. 30 Residence Phone. 1856
Office Phone ......$7 Office Phonc..... l97
Observation-Disclosures Block over Drug Store,
LANGDON, = n. DAKOTA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
TOBACCO FOR
BELGIAN SOLDIERS
Being Raised TO Supply
Smokers In Trenches.

Tobacco in the trenches is evidently
regarded as a necessity, not Il luxury.
1t is said there is nothing the soldiers
miss so much as tobacco. 1t is the
great comforter amid all the horrors Of
war. Only recently Il dcputation rep
resenting the large colony of Belgian
refugees il England and also the Over
seas club has come to the United
States to mako known to the American
people the need of tobacco among the
100000 Belgian soldiers who are stub
bornly defending the last few miles of
their country. The object is to raise
a fund for the purpose of supplying to-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

The woman who is organizing an
army to fight Irritation will have to
keep a sharp lookout for traitors in her
camp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

BEAUTiFYING THE CITY.

X y report of the city plan COM j
X mission of Newark. n. j., says: )
4 I'm regard to improving the APP :
y pearance Of the city streets and !.
X public places the practical plan !
X appeals to the reason, the beauti- =.
- full plan to the heart. The for !.
y mcr makes a man pasSively con- I:
u tented and comfortable; the lat )
x ter makes him actively proud of :
:. his city. 1t arouscs an ardent i.
X patriotism that must express it. !
- self in deeds. The charming :
\ city is loved by the MAJ who !
X lives there. P~racticalness With !.
4 out beauty leaves him cold. The !
= complete city must be beautiful. .
\ Our better natures demand beau :
x ty. Unconsciously we want !
X pleasing things for the eye to !
x rest upon all about us" :
y X \. 4 X ~ =. " y. X ). =, y y. y. y. y. >
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

With the onward march of civiliza-
ton more opportunities arise for men
to make fools of themselves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

Nothing is easier to understand than
how we couldn't make the mistakes
we see other people make.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

If working in a powder factory wa;
an extra hazardous occupation befor,
the war what is it now?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
SERVIAN REFUGEES.

Many of Them Fled to Saloniki Empty
Handed and B~arefooted.
A temporary Servian refugee camp
is situated in a vacant lot back Of the
Russian hospital in Saloniki. Here are
pitched some twenty-five tents, which
shelter over 1000 men. women and
children, whose whole stock of worldly
possessions is what they carried With
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-23
Photo by American Press Association,

Photo by American Press Association.
GROUP OF Rv1 WOMEN REFUGEES.
them in their flight from war fayed
Servia. All OF them fled afoot in the
last hours of Servia's agony and car
ried little with them except the clothes
upon their backs. The illustration
shows a group Of Servian women refu-
gees in Saloniki who fed barefooted
from their native land.
Mexico Missouri message., 1916-07-06
INTENDS TO ATTACK AMERICANS
IF THEY MOVE AGAIN ACROSS
THE BORDER.
MOBILIZE AT VILLA AHUMADA
Oregon Consents to Americana Send.
ing for Bodies of carrizaI Vic
tlms--Troopers Tell OF Stay.
ing Wounded; Robberies.

Washington. - limitations have
come to the state department that
Carranza intends to back up the or
ders issued to Gen. Treyino, direct
ing that American troops be attacked
If they move in any direction in Mex.
leo except toward the border.
Officials are fully prepared for 9
reply of that character, despite the
fact the prisoners taken at Carrjzal
have been promptly surrendered on
demand. They expect, however, that
the reaffirmation of Carranza's posi-
ton will be made in a note free from
hostile language and continuing the
discussion OF the ACCESSIBILITY Of the
withdrawal of troops from Mexico.
The release by Gen. Carranza's or
der of the American prisoners taken
at Carrizal has averted the probability
of immediate retaliatory steps. 1t
Is possible that it also has helped to
pave the way toward an attempt at
peaceful settlement of the whole Dor
der situation.