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Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
WESTERN CANADA LEADS
AS WHEAT PRODUCER
342,000,O00 Bushels Wheat in
1915; In 1916 Many Farm
ers Paid for Their Land
Out of Their Crop.

That Western Canada Is indeed
mistress of Wheat" to the extent that
Its 1915 crop exceeded, acre for acre,
the production of any country on this
continent Is q striking fact proved by
the following figures:
In 1915 the Dominion of Canada pro-
duced 376,OOO.0OO bushels Of wheat.
which represented an average yield Of
20 bushels to the acre. The United
States produced 1011, sos, GOO bushels,
yield of II bushels per acre. The only
serious competitors In wheat prOduc-
ton In South America were Argentine,
with 178,221 900 bushels, or less than
IL bushels per acre, and Chile, with
100000 bushels or Is bushels per
acre.
The three Western Canadian prairie
provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta produced between them
B42000,0O0 bushels out of the total Ca
madam 376O00,0O0 bushels. 1t will be
seen, therefore, that, outside Of the
United States, Western Canada pro-
duced considerably more than the COM
bined production Of North and South
America. Canada is of course a new
settled country, and the fact that the
crop Of the United States was practi-
cally three times as much is no dis
couragement. The United States has
at present more than twelve times the
population Of Canada In approximately
the same area.
To illustrate further the greater pro-
ductiveness of Western Canadian land,
we submit the following figures, show
ing the 1915 yields per acre in the
three provinces of Western Canada
and in the states which In that year
produced the greatest quantity m
wheat. The figures are taken from the
q. S. department Of agrlculture's an
nual report and from the figures of the
Dominion census bureau:
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
RURAL ROADS AND BRIDGES
Increase in Annual Expenditures Of
More Than $50 Per Cent In
Past Twelve Years.

During the past IL years the annual
expenditures on the rural roads and
bridges in the United States have in
creased from about $SO.000000 to
about 1882 100000. or an increase Of
more than $50 per cent. During this
same period the annual expenditures
from state funds for road and bridge
construction and maintenance have in
creased from $2,55O.OOO to $50. .492, 900,
or almost 1000 per cent.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

rroved and I am now the mother Of
fine baby girl and do all my own house ,
work. MRS. ALLIA B. TIMMoNs, 2le
Almond St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
In many other homes, once childless,
there ore now children because o. the
fact that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy and strong ;.
Write to the Lydia e. Pinkham Med.
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice-~3s
will be confidential and helpful.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
GREATEST WASTE OF MONEYS
Proper Maintenance of Public Roads
Is More impcttant Than Building
Lax Methods Used.

(By e. B. HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural
College. Fort Collins. Colo)
The greatest waste Of public
moneys that Is being committed today
is in surfacing our country roads and
then apparently abandoning the same.
No county that engages in real road
building can afford to dismiss Its
workmen when the road has been con,
Structed.
1t rarely ever happens that the ini'
tial work On the road Is done wisely,
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

In the end. The litter does not require
changing as often as Oh earth floors
and all expense OF removing and re-
placing the soil each year is elimi-
mated. 1t Is also rat proof, and can
be easily and thoroughly disinfectcd
in case OF disease. Poultry should not
be permitted to run on bare floor,
but there should be q heavy straw lit
ter in which the grain can be fed. A
bare floor is Geld and causes deformed
feet and rheumatism unless covered
with the litter. The construction of a
concrete floor IS comparatively simple.
BY filling in q few inches Of coarse
material such as cinders, and tainpinS
thoroughly, he floor may be laid al
the same time as the wall, without the
use Of inside forms.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
HAVE SOFT, WHITE HANDS
Clear Skin and Good Hair by Using
Cuticura-TriaI Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Besides
these fragrant, super-creamy enoi-
lients prevent little skin troubles be-
coming serious by keeping the pores
free from obstruction. Nothing better
at any price for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

lows take possession of martin
house 1t is good plan to put up a
one-room house in the vicinity and re-
move the nest from the martin house.
Interlopers, thus evicted, often trans
fer their housekeeping to the small
house. Houses designed for woodpeck-
ers should always have an inch or so
of sawdust in the bottom for the re-
cepton of eggs, as wOOdpeckers do not
gather nest materials. Due attention
should be given to repairs. 1t is easier
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
IMPROVED ROAD ADDS VALUE
Good Highways Are Wise Investment,
As They Bring Farmer Into Closer
Touch With World.

The department Of agriculture is au-
thority for the statement that road i'm
proyement in Dallas county, Alabama,
has added S. an acre to the value Of
lands within half q mile Of the I'm
proved road.
Good roads are q wise Investment.
They bring the farmer into closer
touch with the world, increasing his
access to markets and his opportunity
for joy of living, as well as adding
value to his farm.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Increase Farm Land Values.

An increase in farm land values
varying from 25 to 1914 per cent has
been produced by improvement of
main market roads, according to
statistics collected by the federal Of
fee Of public roads and rural en-
gineering.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

In 1916 the crop was not as heavy.
but the yields in many districts were
very large. So large, indeed, was the
acreage under cultivation in 1915 that
the resulting crop proved too large to be
all threshed the same fall. 1t over
loaded railroads, and made marketing
slow. A less amount Of fall plOwing
was done than would have been done
In less heavy year, because the aver
age farmer was too busy with his
threshing. All these conditions nee
essarily reacted upon the acreage
seeded in the spring Of 1916. Add to
this that labor last year, owing to the
great number Of Canadians who have
enlisted, was scarce and high-priced,
and one factor in the decreased yield
smaller acreage under crop was evil
dent.
Another factor Is that this year
Western Canada has experienced. in
common with the entire North Ameri-
can continent, conditions that tave
been less favorable to the production
of big crops. The conditions have re-
suited in smaller yield per acre and
reduced grade of grain in certain local
it!cs.
The average yield Of wheat In the
three western provinces Is estimated
BY the government at about 16 bushels
Der acre, oats 43 bushels, and barley
q bushels.
The financial value Of their crops to
Western Canadian farmers has been
greater this year than ever before.
Owing to the high prices Of grain that
nrc prevailing, returns have been re-
ceived that are extremely profitable.
With wheat standing at the present
time at over $1.0O per bushel at the
Great Lakes, wheat crop ut present
figures would pay the farmer. even
supDosing he had only the average Of
lG bushels per acre, over S3OOO per
acre. A large number are receiving
5000 per acre-some have received
s75 M and few even more than that.
This price, of course, is not all profit !:
Il represents the gross return, ana the
cost Of operation must be deducted.
But II does not, even at the highest fig
ures, cost more than 65 cents to raise
a bushel of wheat in Western Canada,
SO that the profit can be figured accord
ingIy. 1t must be emphasized that the
acre which produces $4,000 crop costs
In the first case, probably less than
that, In the United States the same
class Of land would cost in many dis
tricts from 500 to $500 per acre, and
even then a return Of $1,000 would be
considered extremely satisfactory. In
Western Canada the best class of ag-
ricultural land, capable Of producing
crops that in size compare with any
country in the world except, perhaps.
some European countries, can be OBJ
tanned at, on the average, from SIC to
$50 per acre, with irrigated lands some
what higher. 1t is no eXaggeration
whatever to say that q number OF
Western Canadian farmers have paid
for their land entirely from the pro-
ceeds of last years crop, and this in
cludes men who last year began for the
frst me.-Adyertisement.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Coriander Seeds,

Coriander seds, which are twice men
Toned in the Bible, are the seedlike
fruits of Coriandrum satioum, no doubt
native to southern Europe and prob
ably escaped from gardens and run
wild in Egypt Persia and India. The
use Of the seeds in this country has
been nearly abandoned in favor OF the
nearly related caraway.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
MOTHERHOOD
W0MAN'S JOY
Suggestions to Childless
Women.

Among the virtues Of Lydia 2.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is ene
ability to correct sterlllty IN me
cases of many women. InIs iaf
well established as evidenced by, ,a0
following letter and hundreds OF others
we have published in these colums.
Poplar Bluff, MOI want othei
women to know what a blessing Lydia
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
NEGLECT SEEN ALONG ROADS
Many Farmers Fail to Clean Up Strip
Of Land by Side Of Road-keep
1t Seeded to Grass,

1t is surprising how many folk have
not gotten around to Sticking up the
strip of land by the side OF the road
that belongs to them.
That is part Of their domain
clear to the center Of the highway,
and it is their right, as well as their
duty, to put it in the finest shape pos
sible.
It makes the farm look so much bet
ter to clear out the old hcdgerOw and
seed it down to grass.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Oh, Mrs. Snooks!

Listen to this. Matilda" said MIR.
Snooks, as he unfOlded his scientific
paper. "This article states that in
some Of the old Roman prisons that
have been unearthed they found the
petrified remains Of the prisoners"
"Gracious, JameSW exclaimed Mrs.
Snooks. with a smile; "them's what
they called hardened criminals, I e1.
pect"
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Seamless Milk Pals.

Milk pals and cans should be
smooth, with all cracks and seams
flushed with solder. Seamless pals
and cans have been placed on the
market.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

Buying Foundation Stock.
Often there is unwise buying when
laying In the foundation stock. Bet.
ter put in more money and buy a good
sire.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Henhouse In Winter.

The farm poultry house in winter
must be well ventilated and dry. Sun.
light should strike as much of the
floor and roosts as possible.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

E. Pinkham'S 8 V ege-
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
a baby in our home
but l was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. My
mother and hus-
band both urged me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h ANS Vegetable
Compound. l did
.,- koot%h sy,,-
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Stone WaiI2.

"Why do they call 1t Wall street2"
Bump up against it and you'll find
out"
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
January PuIIets.

Puliets hatched in January make
excellent summer and fall layers when
the mature hens are molting.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

Thirty years ago there were oniy two
Protestant churches IN Chile. Now
there are 20.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

mato cans when properly prepared
and placed in suitable locations, ac-
cording to the United States bureau
of biological survey. A circular piece
Of wood Is fitted in the open end with
an opening to admit the bird, as shown
in Figure 1. Another method is to
remove one end and fasten to the top
OF q post. A hole is cut in the side
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

Bird tenants have numerous enc
mics from which a careful landlord
will try to guard them. Among these
is the English sparrow, whose persist
ent attacks too often drive more desir-
able birds away from their nests and
from the neighborhood. Those who
wish to free their premises of these
sDarrows will find recommendations in
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

Not an Occasion for Praise.
In doing what we ought we deserve
no praise, because it is oHf dHty.-St
Augustine.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
Ea,u show snecimens.

fully selected birds. you will have
few show specimens at least.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

Pessimism is mental indigestion.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
CIinched His Assertion.

CIinched His Assertion.
Anything new in the showt" asked
the local manager. EYES," answered
the visiting agent. "The biggest sup
ply of new songs, new faces, new
Jokes ever shown in captivity. just to
show you the trouble we've taken with
that show, we've been collecting oil
that material for the last ten years"
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03
TIN CANS SUIT BLUE8iRDS.

The bluebir;l probably is the best
Jcioved of sfff etff native birds AID AID its its
usefulness has as great claims upon
oltr esteem as its beauty and engaging
ways upon our affections. Bluebirds
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

The whole universe Is nothing but o
- the dsvic1 &Dante.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

house. A number of gOurds thus pre-
pared and strung on q pole seems to
make Il satisfactory tenement house
for q colony Of martins. Used singly,
as shown in Figure 4, they are equally
well adapted to wrens and bluebirds.
While gourds are not durable when ex-
posed to the weather, they are easU
replaced.
Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

for catrnnce OF the bird, as shown In
Figure 2.
BirdhouseS ia the southern states
have long heen nade from gOurds. The
entrance is In the side and there Is
drain hole in the bottom, as shown
in Figure 5. A piece of wire through
the neck for mounting it completes the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
VERMONT NOTES

While perhaps temporarily unbal-
anced by brooding over i'll health, An
gelo Bianchi, aged Sc, of Montpelier
shot and fatally wounded his mother,
Mrs Clementina Bianchi, and then
killed himself at their home Thurs
day The young man is thought to
have died instantly, as a bullet pierre
ed his heart, but the woman fingered
for about three hours after she rush
ed out on the piazza of her home and
fell unconscious across a chair. The
bullet passed through her right lung.
The Vermont Odd Fellows conven-
ton was held in Rutland last week.
The following officers of the grand
encampment were elected: Grand
patriarch, E. E. JENNIE, Newport;
grand high priest, j. NJ. Jewell, Proc
torsville; grand senior warden, e. F.
Nash, Burlington; grand scribe, Ger
ry F. Walker, Bellows Falls; grand
treasurer, Charles G. Staples, Brat
tleboro; grand junior warden, 81. L.
Smith, Brattleboro. The report of
the secretary showed that the mem
bership of the encampment branch in
the state is 1904, there having been
a net gain of 102 in year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
ONE VIEW OF A PESSIMIST
Somewhat Severe Description, But
Most People viii Agree That Ii
la Largely Truth.

a pessimist Is a son Of the man who
didn't believe there was any such
thing aS electricity.
He LIZ an offspring Of the man who
was sure that the horseless carriage
would never come, and a nephew of
the man who was willing to bet that
men would never fly.
4 pessimist Is a direct descendant
Of the man who was sure that wireless
telegTaphy was q FOOLS dream and q
submarine merely the creation of fic-
ton writer's brain.
The pessimist's ancestry scoffed at
the telephone, the typesetting machine,
the 2O-story building, anesthetics and
every forward step the optimists have
taken for the betterment OF human
life.
If the pessimists OF the past had
been right, men would still be living in
caves and trying to get their meals
with clubs and flint arrows. And evil
IDENTIFY they died without publicly con-
Tossing their mistakes, for their pes
simistic children continue to prophesy
dismally that everything that is surely
going to be cannot possibly come to
pass. They seem to be born with the
habit and cannot get over it-Detroit
Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
WEST CHARLESTON
Mrs. Far is having : carbuncle

Mrs. FAIR is having Q carbuncle.
Miss Ella Alton is i'll with an alb
scess on her neck.
Ernest Going was at his home in
Bloomington over Sunday.
Rev, w. r. Price attended the con-
ference at Brandon last week.
Mortimer Davis of East Charles
ton visited mt E. j. Bruce'S Saturday.
Mrs. Will Garner Of Holland is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Charles Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. =. Crawford visit
ed relatives in Island Pond over Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Gee visited at
Mr.. Codearis' at Derby Line Sun
day.
Mrs. Herbert Bridges is visiting
her brother, John Bullock, in Brown
ington
Leslie and Edwin Hill were at Co
aticook Sunday to see an aunt, who is
very i'll.
Mrs. Bowen received a post card
shower last week and was very much
pleased.
Mrs. G. A. Driver helped care for
her sister, Mrs. Bruce, for few days
recently.
Clifton Barrup is doing carpenter
work for Fred Hamblet at his farm
in Morgan.
Continued on Page seven)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23

Everywhere We Hear Good Reports
of DOan's Kidney Pills.

Barton is no exception. Every Sec
tion of the U. S. resounds with praise
of Doan's Kidney Pills. Thirty the1-
sand persons are giving testimony in
their home newspapers. The sinceri-
ty of these witnesses, the fact that
they live so near, is the best proof of
the merit of Doan's. Here's Barton
case.
A. E. Drumming, Park ST., Barton,
says, 81 had been troubled more or
less with kidney complaint ever since
was small child l had little con-
troll over the action of my kidneys,
They acted too freely, causing me an
noyance and making it disagreeable
to be afflicted this way. / heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills and tried them.
Three boxes, procured from the E. w.
Barron Co., were enough to relieve me
greatly and / certainly praise them
for the good they have done me.
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Drumming had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
COVENTRY

Jerry Guyette has sold his farm.
Paul Wells has been on the sick
list.
Miss Della Fushey of Burlington is
at home.
Mrs. A. j. Hancock has been i'll
with a cold.
Henry Roots family are quarantin-
ed with the measles.
w. E. Drake and family called on
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. H. j. Frazier is able to be out
again after her illness.
Mr.. Bartlett has presented a piano
to the Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Orr are the
happy parents of a son born May 10.
Red Cross meeting Saturday af-
ternoon in the town hall. Everybody
invited.
The M. E. church has been improv-
ed with a new coat of shingles on the
north side.
Miss A. Pauline Westphalin of
Springfield, Mass, is a guest at Fl,
A. Cleveland's.
Mildred Pomeroy Of Newport was
the guest of her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. H. Hancock, last week.
Union Memorial services viii be
held in the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev. w. L. Bradford will
preach the Memorial sermon.
The remains of Edward Langmaid
of New Hampshire were brought
here for burial last week. Mr.. Lang
maid will be remembered as a former
resident of this town.
Rev. VIM. Shaw, district superin-
tendent, will hold the first quarterly
conference in the NJ E. vestry Thurs
day afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. Al
members are urged to be present.
Miss Helen Foster of Newport
who has had a music class here
closed the term with a piano recita
at A. d. Thurber's the evening OF
May II. The following program
was given: ''Melody," Corrie Batch.
elder, Guy Thurber; "Pussy's Lula
by" Pearl Wilder; elbow Bugles,
Guy Thurber; 'May Queen" Corrie
Batchelder; "The Merry Elf" Ale
thia Clares; ''Maytime," Elizabeth
Wilcox; MELODY in F." Marion
Cleveland, Miss Foster. Miss Eos
ter has given excellent satisfaction
as a teacher and both parents anC
pupils were sorry that she could no
continue her class.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
Estate of AIonzo S. Larabee
STATE OF VERMONT


District of Orleans, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trfct Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate
Of Alonzo S. Larabee. late of CrRftsbury in
said district. deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREA s. said court has assigned the8th
day of June next for examining and allow
ing the account of the Administrator Of the
estate of the said deceased and for a decree
OF the residue of said estate to the lawful
claimants OF the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given 20 all persons
interested in said estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous 20
the day assigned. in the Orleans County
Monitor. q newspaper published at Barton
in said district.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified TO
appear at II. w. Baldwin, ONCE In Barton In
said district at ? O'Clock D n. on the day
assigned, then and there 30 contest the al
lowAnce OF said account II yen see cause and
to establish your right ms heirs. Iegateea and
lawful claimants 10 said residue.
94vsn under Way hand thtg 18Fh day eft Hay.
tW1F.
90 RUFUS w. gP@A8. yWdwe
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

Arthur Blais had one foot badly
crushed May Is ct the bakery of the
Johnsbury. He was operating an
elevator and when he put one foot
over the edge it became wedged be
tween the machine and the floor. One
toe was fractured and the foot was
badly bruised and sprained.
The women of st. Johnsbury are
to have mass meeting in the interest
of food conservation and preserva-
ton, the meeting to be held at an
early date. Miss Bertha d. Terrin,
head of the home economies depart
ment of the University of Vermont,
has been released from her duties to
stump the state and is to be the prin-
cipal speaker at st. Johnsbury.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
Commissioners Notice
Eafate Of Clara E. CanlaX

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Orleans, COMMISSION
ERS, to receive, examine, and adjust the
claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of CLARA B. OOnley late of West
more in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid, at the residence of A. Z. French,
in the town of WestmOre in said district
on the 18th day of May and the 24th day
of October next, from ten O'Clock a. m.
until four o'clock D. M, on each of said days
and that six months from the Goth day of
April, A. d. 1917. is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Westmore, this 7th day of May,
A. d. 1917.
A. E. FRENCH,
O. L. STODDARD,
1921 Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-23
STRICKEN IN The
STREET
Completely RGStOTDd To Hsalth
h aETuit-as'


s'En 1912, was takem suddenly i'll
with Acute .SE0~saot 1SOa6Ls aad
dropped in the street. was treated
by several physicians for nearly fwo
years, and my weight dropped from 225
pounds to 16O pounds. Then several
of my friends advised me to try Fruit
a-tives''. Z began to 5nsPyOOe almost
sUitb the first dose, and by using them,
I recovered from the distressing
Stomach Trouble-and all pain and
Constipation were cured. Now weigh
2O8 pounds. cannot praise Strut
a-tives'' enough. III. WHITMAN.
SOC. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
Atall dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tiVes Limited, Qgdensburg, Ny.