Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-05
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
To Set Clock Ahead Again.

March 80 when the clocks will be set
forward one hour at l a. m. ana an
hour of daylight will be gained for
seven months, the clocks being set
back again the last Sunday In Octo-
her. Many who were averse to the
change last year found themselves
ENJOYING later on the advantages OF
the extra hour of daylight. 1t mas
proved a success in many ways and IL
is predicted that its institution Will
be permanent rattleboro Reformer.
Island Pond Ought to Know.
Governor Clement in his argument
before the joint committee consider
ing the Sheppard amendment among
other things. said: "You know and L
know that in a town which has voted
for prohibition under the local option
law, it is impossible to buy liquor.
| That was a misstatement OF facts.
/ Either Governor Clement is ignorant
| of the prohibitory feature of the local
oDtion law, or he is wilfully blind to
what is happening in every town that
voted "no." The illegal sale OF liquor
under the local option law is as great
and its methods as criminal as under
| the old prohibitory law.-lsland Pond
| Herald.
| Heard On the Street
That there are no Bolsheviki in this
country-merely plain thieves and
burglars.
That Disguised with autocracy,
Russia and Germany are now trying
out foolocracy.
| That some employers of labor are
celebrating the return of the soldiers
| by giving them a permanent vacation
! That by the news from the state
legislature it is feared that the cas-
ualty lists will soon report Tom"
and Jerry" as missing.
| That much is being said about gas
oline substitutes, but the only one
that has been demonstrated as thor
oughly practical is leg muscle.
That some of the people that want
the cats killed off or greatly reduced
in number, have perhaps died of in
f1uenza which rats help in spreading.
That the baseball fans are clamor-
ing for a fast team this summer and
will agree to patronize it until some
| infielder drops a hot liner with bad
bound
That the peace table has been leav-
ed out so big to accommodate all
these delegates that one must have to
stretch terribly reaching across for
the butter.
That some of the young men seen
at the parties have not, as one might
suppose, been painting a house, but
merely dancing with a girl with
beautiful arms.-White River juno
ton Landmark.
OleO in the Saddle.
Oleomargarine, like all other
grease, seems to be coming to the top
in the cauldron of living expenses.
Most adult people can remember the
great fight in congress to tax it out
of general use and the conviction of
the producers of butter that they had
won their fight. That was in the
days of cheap butter when a compare
lively small tax on oleomargarine
made it as expensive as butter.
During recent years the price OF
butter has advanced by such leaps
and bounds that oleomargarine is
much cheaper and its use has been
greatly increased. Many a thrifty
Vermont farmer today is hauling his
milk to railroads to be shipped to the
city markets and going to the grocery
store and buying oleomargarine in
some form for use in his own family
Many more people who do not make
butter have purchased oleo for THEN
table as a matter of necessity as they
cannot afford to buy butter. The re-
suit is a large consumption of oleC
than ever before.
In Connecticut the state dairy and
food commission is asking the state
legislature to raise the fee required
of dealers, users and manufacturers
from 100 to $50 per cent for the pur-
pose of discouraging the use of oleO
{ m CIIP0Ppn hpnanSc
it would increase the cost of living tC
the large body of consumers resident
in the numerous cities of that state
and undoubtedly many farmers OF
that state. The use of oleomargar-
inc is simply a matter of taste and
expense and it is winning its way in
to too many homes to be taxed out OF
general use 1t looks as though it is
too firmly seated in the saddle to be
unseated for a long time to come
The Vermont Phoenix.
Virtue of Constancy.
Whether people agree with a man in
public life or not, they like to see him
have convictions and stick to them
maintaining them on occasion, in g
proper way, Governor Clement has
lost nothing in the respect of his op-
ponents on the liquor question and
has strengthened his following among
those who agree with him by his fan
and candid stand against the federal
amendment. Nothing indicates that
he has used undue pressure to infiu-
ence the result in Vermont There is
no hint of appointments being prom
ised or withheld or support being of
fered or withdrawn for this or that
measure in return for votes his way
on ratification. In a perfectly open
manner that no one could criticize
Governor Clement appeared before
the committee and made an argument
that may fairly be described as un-
usually strong, however ineffective in
gaining votes. He will abide the re-
suit, doubtless, without nursing any
grievance or trying to get back at the
other crowd.
In a similar manner Senator VIM
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