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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Letter from Kansas.
SOUTH CEDAR, Kan. Jan. 16.


Editors NeaUS and Citizen:
Through the kindness of dear
sister your bright and newsy paper
has come to me for the past six weeks,
and seeing letter from Wakefield,
Kan, made me think that perhaps
you would not be adverse to receiving
letters from other parts of the State,
MY home is in Jackson county, about
Is miles east of Wakefield, which is
in Clay county. Both are good coun-
ties and produce about the same
amount Of grain per acre, but fruit is
more abundant here. The many fine
orchards and vineyards show the pos
sibllities of this great State. Holton,
our county seat, is a beautiful town
on the Kansas Central. There is a
prospect of one or two more railroads
coming through the town this year,
and one of them promises to pass
through the Pottawotomie Indian res
ervation, tract of land eleven miles
square and containing $1,000 acres of
the best land in the county. 1t is
now occupied by about 400 Indians.
The government sustains a mission
school, agents, and officers, paying
them large salaries. The Indians
draw what is left of the appropria
ton. I think it was about $120 each
last year, besides giving every Indian
that wants it, good wagon and har-
ness. and all the tools he needs to
work his land. They pay no tax, and
had they any acquisitiveness might be
as rich as was Vanderbilt, but a pair
of leggings and red blanket is the
height of their ambition. Since l
came here, four years ago, about so
farms have been fenced in. 1t looked
gloomy then and was very hard work
to get anything to eat, but now there
is plenty here. The new counties,
away from the railroads still ind II
hard work, but the iron horse snorts
and roars after the new settler, and he
is not long left 'out in the cold"
have been in eighteen or twenty diff
ferent towns in this State and find
them growing fast. There are a
great many Vermonters out here, and
some of them wish to 60 back, while
we all love the old Green Mountain
State. We remember how our ears
and toes used to Jingle as we we went
to and from school, and we are glad
that our children can be raised in 8
more salubrious climate. So far this
winter we have had but two days that
seemed any way like Vermont.
E. E. LUNGER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

srILMAN H. STONE STATE Of ,o Vermont,
CATHARINE F. STONE. } Dec Term, A. D. 1885
Whereas, Stiman II. Stone of Hyde Park, in the
County of LamoiIle, in the Term of the County
Court above named entered his Libel for Divorce
against Catharine f. Stone, therein setting forth
in substance that on the 10Th day of July, A. D.,
1876, at Boston, in the State of Massachusetts, he
was lawfully Joined in marriage to Catharine T.
Finegan then of Boston aforesaid, by Rev. Father
II Higgins an ordained priest of the Catholic
Church: That he has ever since faithfully per-
formed all the requirements of the marriage con-
kept her marriage covenant; and he believes
on divers times has committed the crime of adul
terry; and praying that the bonds of ntatrmony
between himself and said Catharine may be dis
solved. And it appearing that the said Catharine
F. Stone now resides without the State, so that
personal service of said Libel cannot be made
upon her. 1t is therefore ordered that the
said Catharine f. stone be notified to appear
before the County Court next to be holden at
Hyde Park, within and for said County of La
mobile, on the fourth Tuesday of April, A. D.,
1886, and answer to said Libel and show cause if
any shej have, why the prayer thereof should
mot be granted, by publication of the foregoing
substance of said Libel with this order, in the
NEWS AND CITIZEN, weekly newspaper pub
lished at Morrisvlle and Hyde Park in said La
noble Co.. for three successive weeks, the last of
which publications shall not be less than six
weeks before the first day of said April Term of
said Court.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park in said
County, this 10th day of January, 1886.
SMITH 3. WAITE, Deputy ClerE.
E. B. SAWYER, 4tty for Petitioner. 17w3
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. What are
the reasons why so few graduates from
the agricultural colleges become farm
erS ? | think | can name some of them ::
A farmers boy knows the hardShipS of
a farmers life; he has turned the grind
stone before breakfast, MIXED the COWS
in the mornings in winter when the
murcury was hunting the bulb in the
thermometer, and he doesn't like it. He
sees only the fair side of other Occupa-
lions The will learn later that they all
have their hard lines), and he thinks
he will take the brighter, easier life.
Another reason is in the idea that man
who goes to college naturally takes some
profession, and that farming does not
need a college education. Again, he
may be ambitious, and those he has
known as the hOnOred - the judges,
senators, governors. presidents have
been professional men, and he sees only
that path to riches and honor, and does
not recognize the fact that it is not the
path so much as the person who treads
it that reaches the heights. He sees the
success but notes not the failures. Again,
| do not believe a man can be made a
thorough, practical farmer at any col
lege, even though 1t may have farm
and experiment station attached. The
farm is the place Tor that, and the better
the young man IS equipped mentally,
and the keener his intellectual tools are
sharpened by discipline, the betteris he
equipped for his work and the more
probable (all other things being equaD
his succeSS.-O. n. IiRktdns.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Advertising is perhaps the most
striking accomplishment of the mod
ern world. A boot-black in New York
distributes the following eloquent
card "Pedal teguments artistically
illuminated and fabricated for the in
finitesimal remuneration Of five cents.
Anticipated teguments (pedal or su-
perpedaD expurgated judiciously and
resuscitated with expedition for nom
inal compensation. OF the innumer-
able foretastes of heaven enjoyed by
every patron I would simply state I:
From the eventuation of the opera
alton, even to its ultimate successful
completion, the patron reclines SUI
perincumbent on cushions which a
Sybarite might envy, in a superlatiye'
ly luxurious attitude, in which the
horizontal and perpendicular are very
gracefully blended.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
SVSt0m.

We are often surprised at the labor
performed by some persons during
their lives. If we read their biography
we find that they systematized their
work and made the most of the time
allotted to them. They seldom allow
pleasure or amusement to Interfere
with business. The most obtuse bore
soon learns that he cannot "button-
hole" the systematic man, and gives
him a wide berth. A small portion OF
time each day set apart for particu-
lar purpose, if faithfully improved,
accomplishes much in a year, and
wonders in an ordinary lifetime. In
this way men find time to preach
sermons, write books and attend to
the common duties of life much bet
ter than those who devote their whole
time to society, with nc fixed system.
John Wesley preached on an average
two sermons a day for 50 years, If we
may credit his biographer, and found
time to write and publish many vol
umes besides. Sir Walter Scott, one
of the most voluminous writers, wrote
large portion of his works i'll the
dead of night, when the world of the
present were asleep and the spirits of
the past were abroad; and thus he
won the cognomen of the ''Wizard
of the North" He is said to have
remarked to Lady Blessington, while
showing her through his apartments !:
sYou see, 1 can easily escape from
my bedroom, enter my study, write
when others are asleep and the world
is none the wiser" "That were impos-
sible, Sir Walter" she replied. A
delicate compliment from gifted
lady and we'll bestowed. System is
as important to men in the common
avocations of life as to men of letters.
A time for everything and everything
in time, should be our motto, and If
observed would add much to our hap
piness.-S. s. Luce.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

A hen is provided by nature with
about so much egg material, and she
will lay about so many eggs in a year,
more or less, according to the
we'll bred variety. In numbers the
Leghorns will lay the greatest in a
year. In pound weight the Brahmas
and Cochins, when well fed, will equal
that laid by any breed. But no vari-
ETY. within our acquaintance is enti-
tied to the appellation of ''all-the-
year layers" Fowls must have their
term of leisure for moulting annually,
or shedding their plumage. This con-
sumes weeks, and often two or three
months with old birds, during which
period hens rarely lay any eggs. AS
a rule, for the balance of the year,
few hens are so prolific as to lay Of
tener than three or four times in a
week. Thus the breed of fowls that
lay one hundred and eighty or two
hundred eggs annually are among the
most fruitful of all. And such as
these, even, cannot be called "layers
the year through"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

MISUSE OF THE MAILs.--HamIltOn
Giverson, one of the proprietors OF the
Union Hotel at Groveton junction, n.
H., was arrested there Thursday night
by United States Marshal J. n. Patter-
son, charged with using the, mails for
fraudulent purposes. 1t is alleged that
he sent out about fifty circulars, princi-
pally to the far West, in which the re-
cipients were given to understand that
if they would send specified sum in
postage stamps or other circulating me-
dunn. they would receive in return
counterfeit money for double the
amount of their remittance, and that he
retained the funds 50 obtained and re-
turned nothing therefor. 1t is believed
that Giverson has been operating since
the early part of December, and that he
realized several hundred dollars before
his apprehension by Postotiice Inspector
Il. J. Boynton, who has been lnVesti!gat-
ing the case for several weeks, GlVer-
son was taken to Concord, Friday, and
arraigned before U. S. Commissioners Ii;
P. R0lfe. He pied not guilty, waived
examination and was bound over III $500
for his appearance at the May term Of
the Uuited States circuit court to be held
in Portsmouth. 1t is understood that
William Holmes, an alleged accomplish
of Giverson, has made clean breast OF
the whole affair to the OIncerS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

ST. ALBANS DISTRICT.-The st. AL
bans District embraces the whole of
Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, about
one half of Chittenden, and all of La
noble except the town of Stowe. Terri
torially it is not inferior to any other
portion of the State, and for scenic effect
it cannot be equalled any where in New
England, The lake scenery on the West
and the mountain scenery on the East,
the Steamboat navigation among the
Islands, and the beautiful drives through
the lake towns, and the valleys of the
Lamoille and MiSsisquOi Rivers and
their tributaries, all conspire to lend
enchantment to the Northwest section
of the State embraced in the st. Adams
District. According to the last Minutes
there are twenty-eight pastoral charges
in the district, of which at some time
during the last Twenty-Five years, the
writer has held pastoral relations to
nine. There are at present tWentY-Seven
stationed pastors, and there are two
vacant parishes. New Churches have
been completed during the quadrennium
al Milton and EpRsburgh Falls one
rebuilded at Westse aosburgh, and Lex ex-
raj others. A COST irritable parsonage
has been purchased at Enosburgh Falls,
and one remodeled at Montgomery,
Transforming an unsightly property into
a commo6ious dwelling. A debt of six
hundred dollars has been cancelled at
Richford. Methodism was first intro
duced into this territory by Lorenzo
Dow in 1898, since which time it has
been one of the most aggressive moral
and spiritual forces operative in
the region. During these years our
Church has won its way from being
scarcely tolerated, to a standing of ac-
knowledged responsibility and denomi-
national equality. But for the constant
migrations of our people Westward our
Churches would be much stronger than
they are. And even now ON the whole,
we hold our own both as to numbers
and influence, and are continuing to do
effective work for the cause of truth
and righteousness.
Personally, my relations to St. Adams
District have been very pleasant. Con-
siderably more than one third of my
life has been spent within it's bounds,
and among the "reminiscences of the past
none will be more pleasing or more
fondly cherished than those of the years
of my district work.-Presiding Elder
Morgan in the WatchaoOrd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

That the degree of malgnity of scar
Leftover depends almost entirely on care
tul or careless nursing is clearly shown
by DR.. J. NJ. Heating in the last BABY
HOOD. The editors could have found
few better authorities to deal with this
subject than DR.. Heating, and his article
cannot fail to impress thousands of moth
ers with the importance of preparing
themselves, at leisure, with the informa-
ton necessary for the ordeal which such
a scourge may. at any time, compel them
to undergo. There are many other in
teresting topics in the same number, and
among them are ''Sleeping in the Dark"
"Swollen Tonsils," amber Beads and
Group" Stocking Supporters '>Flan-
mel and Zephyr" The Daily Bath" etc.
81 so a year. Box 1923, New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Estate of Mary George.
LICENSE TO SELL.

State of Vermont, LamOille District, ss.-In
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park within and for
said District, on the 2d day of Feb, A. d: 1886.
Harrison Il. George, Administrator of the estate
of Mary George, late of Morristown, in said dis
trict, deceased, makes application to said court
for license to sell all of the real estate OF sad
deceased, representing that SAID sale VIII
be beneficial to the heirs of sad estate, for the
purpose of putting the avals thereof at interest,
to wit consisting of about IL acres on Summer
Street, also homestead, one tenement house on
High Street, | IL acres near Augustus Kingsey's
home place, 1-3 interest in water privilege, pew
in Universalst church, all of which said real es-
tate in the village of MorrsvIlle, in the town Of
Morn iJtown. Whereupon, it is ordered by sald
court that said application come under consider
alton and be heard on the 10Th day of Feb, A. ID.
1886, at the Probate Office in Hyde Park;
and, it is further ordered, that all per
sons interested be notified hereof, by pub
LEGATION of notice of this application and order
thereon, three weeks successfully in the NEWS
CITIZEN, printed at Morrisville and Hyde Park
before said time of hearing, that they may appear
at said time and place, and, if they see cause
object thereto BY the court-Attest,
2I9w3 X. S. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

In an interesting paper on South
American Bird Music, contributed to
the English scientific journal Nature,
a correspondent says: "There is q
charm in the infinite variety of bird
language heard in a sub-tropical for
est, where birds are most abundant,
exceeding that of many monotonously
melodious voices the listener would
not willingly lose any of the many in
describable sounds emitted by the
smaller species, or the screams and
calls, or solemn, deep
booming or drumming of the larger
kinds, or even the piercing shrieks,
which may be heard miles away. The
sub-tropical forest is more like an or
chestra in which a countless number
of varied instruments take part, in q
performance in which there are many
noisy discords, while the tender, spir-
itual tones, heard atintervals, seem by
contrast, infinitely sweet and prec-
ious."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Tuesday of last week the Senate
devoted itself to eulogies of the late
Vice President Hendricks. Several
Senators delivered addresses. The
tributes paid were generous-that of
Mr.. VOORHEES, being especially striking
and free from the trite quotations and
forms of expressions common on such
occasions. His Republican associate,
Senator Harrison, also paid gener-
Gus tribute. Republican Senators such
as Evarts and Sherman testified to the
uniform courtesy of Mr.. Hendricks,
and above all to his devotion to the
principles of his party.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Estate of Abigail Hastings.

State of Vermont Lamolle District, IS. In Pro
bate Court, held at Hyde Park, in said district
on the LIST day of February, A. ID. 1886.
S. n. Olmstead, Administrator of the estate OF
Abigail Hastings, late of Elmore, in said district
deceased, presents his administration account Tor
examination and allowance, and makes appIca-
ton for decree of distribution and partition OIL
the estate OF SAID deceased. Whereupon, IL is
ordered by said Court, that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office in said Hyde
Park on the 22d day of February A. ID. 1856,
for hearing and decision thereon. And
it is further ordered, that nouce hereof
be given to all persons interested, by pub
LEGATION of the same three weeks successfully in
the News & Citizen, q newspaper published at
Morrlsville and Hyde Park, previous to said time
appointed for hearing, that they may appear u
may have, why said account should not be
allowed and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest,
lows r.. s. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Estate of Monroe RIaisdeII.


State of Vermont, LaRtoStle District, ss-ln Pro
bate Court, holden at Hyde Park, on the 18th day
of January A. ID. 1886.
D. f. Wiley, Administrator of the estate OF
Monroe laisdell, late of Cambridge. in said dist
deceased, presents his administration account fer
examination and allowance, and makes applica-
ton for decree of distribution and partition of
the estate of said deceased: Whereupon, 1t is
ordered by said court that said account and said
application be referred to session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office, in said Hyde Park, on
the 9Th day of February, A. ID. 1886, for hearing
and decision thereon; And it is further ordered
that notice hereof be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the News & Citizen, a newspaper
published at Morrisvllle and Hyde Park, previous
to said time appointed for hearing. that they ma y
appear at said time and place, and show cause, If
any they may have. why said account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest,
2f7w3 -a-------7--- e. ). PAGE, Register.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Estate Of A. j. WheeIock.

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF LAMoILIB'-
ss.-In Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, in SAID
District, on the 2lst day of Jan. A. ID. 1856.
j.. b. Page, Administrator OF the estate of A
j. Wheelock, late OF Cambridge, in said
District deceased, presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allow
ance, and makes application Cor de-
cree of distribution and partition of the es-
tate of said deceased. Whereupon, it is or.
dered by said Court that said account and said
application be referred to a session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office, in said Hyde Park on
the 18th day of February, A. ID. 1856, for
hearing and decision thereon. And, IT is further
ordered, that notice hereof be given to all per-
sons interested by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the News Citizen,
a newspaper published at Morrisville and Hyde
Park. previous to said time appointed for near
ing, that they may appear at SAID Tune ana Pac.yz
and show cause, if any they may have, why sid
account should not be allowed, and such raecree
made By the Court-Attest,
2lSw3 CARROLL >. PAGE, Register.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Ohio has, just now, two senates.
Counting the four Democrats who
claim seats from Hamilton county,
the Democrats have a majority. The
lieutenant governor, as presiding Off
Ger, decides that those men could not
vote on the question whether they are
entitled 10 seats, whereupon the Demo
cratic members withdrew, and set
themselves up as an opposite senate.
How the difficulty will finally be adj
justed is hard to state at present, but
it is thought compromise will finally
be effected.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04
Estate of Jenny LoveIoy.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Hon. Probate Court for the District of Lamoille,
Commissioners, to receive, examine, and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the
Estate of Jenny Lovejoy, late of Stowe, in
said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
IN offset thereto, hereby give notice that will
meet for the purposes aforesaid, at the dwelling
house of Cornelius Lovejoy, in Stowe, afore
said, on the 18th day of February and Goth
day of June next, from l p. m. until p. m.
each of said days, and that six months from the
18th day of Jan, A. d. 1886, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Stowe this 10Th day of January,
A. ID. 1886. X. A. SAVAGE,
g. A. HARRIS,
2lSw3 Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

A hundred or so of the prominent
mercantile firms in New York have
united in letter to Mr.. William NJ.
Evarts, begging him to use his great
influence in the Senate in favor OF
suspending the silver dollar coinage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

A merchant who knows what he is
talking about, says advertising has
got to be a necessity to a successful
pursuit of any business, no matter how
high an opinion he may have of him
self, who neglects il. Those who
advertise the most literally do the
most business and as q matter of
course make the most money.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton has resigned
his place as a member of the United
States civil service commission. Mr..
Eaton gives reasons for resigning that
are entirely satisfactory to himself,
and we venture to assert that the
country will in time become reconciled
to the loss.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

The Tory cabinet in England has
gone to pieces as rapidly as fog dis
perses before the mornings sun. Lord
Salisbury and his colleagues have
have resigned and Gladstone is again
called to the premiership.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

A remarkable case is reported from
Missouri, of seven brothers who be-
came raving maniscs at the same time,
having been swindled out of all their
capital by a plausible " silver mine"
agent. They are now in the Bloom
ington, ILL.,, asylum.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Texas is a curious State. 1t is so
cosmopolitan that the governors
messages are printed in four different
languages. About 80, 900 copies are
printed in English, 10000 copies in
German and 5000 each in Spanish
and Bohemian.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

Statistics show that the average
life of man during the present century
is greater than during the last, and
that his average number of years of
life is increasing. Until these statis-
tics developed these truths it was sup
pused that the contrary was the fact.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-04

The bill increasing widows pensions
from $500 to $1,000 per month, has
passed the House, and now goes to
the Senate where it will also pass.
This will add five or six millions to
the amount annually paid for pensions,
but then the widows should have it.