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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
A NORWEGIAN SCENE.
q Narrow Valley Hemmed in by Towering,
Picturesque Mountains.

NN@ErOW SAlIey hemme0 an by Towering
~ Picturesque Mountains.
-Let me try and conjure up a scene
tdini7isDr TO every Norwegian fisher
man. Picture to yourself then mar
roy valley hemmed in by towering
mountains some three thousand to foul
thousand feet high. On them the
white snow rests summer and winter,
enwTapping their lofty peaks with an
icy mantle. Bare. precipitous cliffs.
down whose SCARED and weather
ocaten sides foam countless milky
waterfalls that fill the air with a sound
of rushing waters. Little wooden
houses scattered here and there,
painted red, white and yellow, and
docking infinitely small as they nestle
at the base of the leviathan hills Min
lature fields of rye. wheat and barley,
about quarter of an acre in extent
Enormous powders lying about in
every direction, some so newly fallen
that they have left white scar ON the
barren cliffs overhead. Grass. emeInhd
green in hue. wild flowers in profusiob,
iiarebelis, buttercups. heartsease,
imarsh-mallow. Birch trees, with their.
rounded leaves, trembling in the morn
ang breeze and their silver bark peel
ing to the sun. The glasslike fio,d
that reflects every object with the hslel-
MAy of mirror and reproduces clouds,
snow, with marvellous lucid
IT. And lastly. but by no means EAe
{ least, the wondrously transparent lre-
= green.river rushing from stream to RAPID
sassi;r from rapid to deep. slumbrous pooS,
until it hoses itself gradually in the adj
yancing tideway. All these things are.
The background and Accomplishments
90 y0ur sport. And now, making still
further calls upon your imagination,
VIC ask voa with your nsand's eye to
perceive the checkered sky overhead.
darkened here and there with gray
clouds that yet leave the outlines of
EnoThatains clear. and to feel that gem
Gle breeze. exactly from the right quar-
ter, which makes our hopes run high.
Deliberately and tenderiy we pore over
our fly hook and finally select that king
OF flies, Jock Scott" or as our Nor
wegian gillie pronounces lt. n 'Yock
Scott" 1t is one of our own making.
aud like the chemist and boosmaker at
home, we are convinced of its supe-
riority. and it is an article highly to be
recommended. The rod is pat up. the
reel adjusted. the casting line we'll
noistened and testsd. At hast every
4hing is in readiness and we start up the
valley. If it were any but n fishing morn
ing we should empioyour time in writing
panegyries of the route. bus our zeal
is too great to dwell upon scenery whom
shere may be q ''Stor Lax" (big sal
non) in prospect. In coarse of time
we arrive ut beautiful locking pool.
and are told by our attendant to COM
snence the business of the day.-Lo,,--
ezass SacsetN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
MISTAKEN IDEAS.
Republican Cam RaiEa Lies Which Garry
Hut Little Weight Adays..

Republican Cam Raiga Lies Which, CARRY
Hut Little Weight Nowadays.
The. question OF the Issue be5weeL
theraees in American politics IS one
which the good sense of tho negro viii
be- a. most Important factou-in. settling
When he shah learn to G4t in2epend-
entity for himself in political matters
when he shall cease To, be a worse
slave in politics than lie WAS n person
in ante bellun days, tban will he az
tain to, and be able 20. exercise tbs
power n tina government of the affGkEs
of this country which is lRgitimatcly his
That this condition Of affairs is Tsp
IDLY being brought about in the South
Is manifest With the fear removed
forever that Democratic supre2saey
meant the re-establiShment OF Slavery
the col0rdd man is cow in cOndisiOn &c
look shout him, snd, as every other
Disseminating citizen must do de
terrs6ae in what direction his Interests
lie and vote that way.
of course it is natural for partisan
Republican papers to try to keep alive
the feeling that the negroes of the
South vote always under a system o
| Democratic coercion, but the country
has advanced in understanding tOt
far. for this idea longer to have ere
denee. 1t is being exploded alOn,
with the equally erroneous idea ths
JEFF. Davis, who has lately grown .
gsrrulous. is the spokesman for To-
South.--Harrss6arg PA! Patriot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
COULDN'T REMEMeER.


4
| mOdat2nR Kind.
The getting nothing out of witness
was, perhaps, never better exemplified
than in case at circuit court in a
midland county few years ago. IT
had relation to a sale of personally
claimed to have been sold some time
previously under an execution, and the
plaintiff called witness to establish
the fact of y sale. The cross-examina-
ton began by the counsel asking:
Sir, you say you attended the sale on
The execution spoken OF Did you
keep the minutes Of that sale?''
Witness-Don't know. sir, but did.
Don's recollect whether L kept the
minutes or the sheriff or nobody. j
think It was one Of MS"
Quession-Well. sip, will you tell me
what articles were seld on that execu-
ton?
Here the witness hesffated. not will
ing to cOz.fnit himself by going into
particulars, until the DnSIence of fAe
counsel beeame exhausted and be
pressed a special interrogatory.
Counsel-Dfd you on t<Et occasions
sell a threshimg-machineP
Answer-Fes. think VIZ did.
OIL wish yeu TO be positive Are
you sure of it?
A.-Can't say that I am sssre of it;
and whenI come oo think of 10, don't
know as we did: think we didn't.
Q-Will you swear, them that you
did not sell oneF
81
Gop- I can't say whether we did or
fiJln't.
@-Did you SELF Z horsepower
A-Horse-powerS
Qs-Yes. horsepower.
W.-Horse-powers Well. it seems to
me we did. And then it seems 70. me
we Gidn't. 1 don't Lsso,o now as a can
recoleot whether I remember there
was any horsepower there. L can tssay
whether we sold it. orTnOt; bnt G@n'r
Mink we. did; though ie may be. ger
haps, that we did, after all. It's some
time geo. and 1 don'tlFke to say Ger
tainly-
Q--NeIs, perhaps you can tell NE
this: did You sell n fanning-mill?
A.-Xes,. sir, we sold q tanning -ms9;
guess HaTn sure of th=G
Q.-Well, you swear 10 that. do ycH7
that one thing. though k&on't see it ga
the list
A.-Why, may be mistaken about
it; perhaps. l am. 1t may be it was
somebody else's fanningzaaill, at soRse
other times: not sure.
Counsel Ito the court(4A should like
to know, may it plasee the court, whats
this witness. does know lad what he IS
sure of.
Windshield. sir. know one thing
that I'm sure of. and that is that o0
that sale we sold either threshing-
machine or % horse-pOws-Dx a tanning,
mill, or oxIe or all or neither of thenaz
but dom Gilslrow which
The witness was excused from fu-4'
Their testimony oatth's CosslpGntOn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05

Mr.. Greeley sMistake.-One even
ing an associate editor of the Tribune
accosted Mr.. Greeley as he came to his
desk with some such question as thiss
Didn't you know, Mir. Greeley. that
you made dreadful blunder in one OF
your statistical editorials this mora
ing?" mo; how was its'' said Mr..
Greeley. why. you said something
about .Heidsieck and champagne.
Don't you know Heidsieck is cham
pagne?" Well" said MIR. Greeley.
quietly. .'I am the only editor ON this
paper that could make THAI mistake"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05

Time. $50 p. M. ''Helio! Central
Give me 1879. please" Hello! Il
that MIR. Hydekoper's houses Is Mr.
Hydekoper at homea" mo. sir. yoI
will find my husband at hts Office. sir.
posting his books" ssWen. was juse
there a minute ago and couldn't find
him, didn't know but that he had
reached home by this time" -Four
hours later Big. Hyaekoper tries 20 ex-
pltan his aksrnce. but it isn't brilliant
success. -Neboako State Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05

People may agree or disagree
with the views of the Chief Exec ative.
But the fact remains. IS he says. that
Ae Is dealing with conditions and not
with theories eNotciae's Aflraukee
Nescs (I,sd ReP.),
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-01-05
Original Wedding Service.

An old-time resident of the pleasant
> CITY of Madison relates story that has
a flavor of originality. One of the early
Judges of Madison. Dawson Blackmore>
was called upon shortly after his etec-
ton to perform a marriage ceremony
at private residence. The notice was
brief and the judge prepared for the
event by studying the marriage eere-
mony in the Methodist book of disci-
pine Fearing to trust to his memory.
he placed the book in his pocket to re-
fer to If necessary. When the bridal
party appeared before him he had for
gotten every word of the ceremony.
and feeling in his coat pocket for the
book it was gone. A local wag had
removed it. But the Judge VAS equal
to the occasion. Assuming an unusual
degree of judicial dignity he said
Hold up your right hands! you and
each of you do solemnly swear you
will perform the duties of husband and
wife to the best of your abilities. sc
help you God? pronounce you man
and wife. Indianapolis JoaT7,at.
Rev. C. E. Kline writes to ths
Central Chrtstian Advocdie that three
years ago the parsonage at Emmets'
burg. Iowa. was struck by lightning,
and he was hit in the breast By a large
piece of plastering knocked from tia
ceiling. Instantly after being struoi
he saw "a great multitude Of the mos
beautiful children running toward hin
and waving their hands and shouting
greetings of joy" He felt no pai
whatever and wondete ed where he was
Soon he came Co himself and found hi
wife and children weeping over him
thinking he was dead. He was no
seriously hurt He says that he sha
20 down to his grave believing the
chat night he entered Heaven.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
HCAMBRIDcE

Thursday, Oct. IL, was the occasion OF
very pleasant gathering at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Melendy, O
this town. October IL, 1888, Charles N
Melendy and. Eliza Morgan were mar
ried and the 50th anniversary was re-
membered by large circle of near rela.
tives and friends. In the afternoon the
aged people began to drop in quietly,
without any parade, taking the kind and
respected couple entirely by surprise.
Among the most aged we noticed Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. T. Brewster, MIR. and Mrs. R,
NJ. Blaisdell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Melen-
dy, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smile, and the
Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Wheelock. Three
sisters and one brother were present
Mrs. Harrison Warner, Mrs. Parker Page,
of Gardner, Mass, Mrs. j. Delano and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Melendy, of Underhill
The occasion was made pleasant by a
few timely and appropriate remarks by
Rev. E. Wheelock in his apt and instruc-
tive manner. Mr.. Melendy responded,
saying he was glad to know that they
had so many friends, and actions speak
louder than words under such circum-
stances, which made his remarks conclu-
sive. A bountiful repast was spread.
When your correspondent was compelled
to withdrawal early eYe-the younger
portion of our community were in full
flow, and from the indications they were
to have a right jolly good time. The
center table was noticed to have quite a
number of presents, placed thereon in a
quiet way, which to gaze upon will be a
source of pleasure to the aged couple and
their children as they walk together
toward the "shining Shore" The affair
was one to be long remembered by all
present. xxx
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
HARDWICK

Prof. Taylor was away Saturday and
Sunday.
Shaffer's bell ringers are billed for this
place October "a.
The roof of the Judevine house is being
timed, w. S. Rich doing the work.
The band gave promenade concer
last Saturday evening in D. W. Aiken
new store.
E. Reed is to make an addition to the
ell part of his house-if it does not rain
all the time.
DR.. Fairman has moved here from
Wolcott and is boarding at the Maple
Park House.
II. A. Bridgman and wife have been in
town the past two weeks at his fathers,
John Bridgman's.
Mrs. Warren is RETURNS hing the WAY
store and will soon move her stock of
millinery goods there.
A powder magazine is being erected
beyond the Kellogg barn and will be in
charge OF D. w. Aiken g Son.
1t has been almost one continual rain
here for the last two months and it seems
good to see the sun for even a day.
One of Melvin Ainsworth's children
was buried last week Friday, being one
of those reported sick with typhoid fever
last week.
The masons have completed work on
the Shattuck building and are now at
work on Titus' house and the tenement
in the Aiken block.
If you want a rifle of any kind or make
or any make of shotgun, or any kind of
ammunition, 60 to Shattuck's new store,
where good stock may be found. He
also has new stock of watches, chains
and jewelry.
The barn and carriage house of the
Maple Park House have been moved
back so that they now have much more
yard room and chance to get at the
land in the rear-a couple of desirable
building lots.
Joseph Thomas, who fell from his wac
on and was run oyer recently, died sud-
denly on Thursday of last week. He
did not seem to be seriously hurt and to
all appearance was doing well. But he
was suddenly taken worse and died in
few minutes. The funeral was held at
his late residence on Sunday afternoon,
Rev. A. Scribner officiating.
Presidential election two weeks from
next Tuesday and the board of civil au-
thority will meet at the Town Clerks of
flee Saturday, Nov. Sd. for a revision of
the check list. The Republican vote for
Governor at the September election was
224, and we can do better than that if we
try, even if it is a sure State and the
Democrats trembling clear down into
their boots. The Cleveland star of des-
tiny will surely set Nov. 6.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
FLETCHER.

Arson Morton is sick with quinsy
sore throat.
Burton Hooper and wife are both hard
sick with the measles.
Miss Cora Church has gone to Burling-
ton to work at dress-m making.
D. r. Allen, of Westford, has come to
live with his step-daughter, Mrs. E. S.
Wilcox.
Mitchell Trombly has moved into a
tenement on the farm of Giles Rugg, and
Charles Cox sets up housekeeping in the
house Trombly vacated.
C. B. Parsons now has model sugar
house. Byron Wetherbee done the car
penter work and B. D. Porter built the
II foot arch for the evaporator.
Il. p. Wells new barn was dedicated
last week by a party of young people
who called on his son Fred to remind
him that he could vote for the next presi
dent If he would use Harrison and Nor
ton ticket, and keep step to Potter's mu-
sic. Fred was presented with nice
ring.
A. & A. J. Lamb planted seven acres
of corn last spring, on which they eX.
pended $45 for phosphate. 1t was q
handsome field, growing rapidly and bid
ding fair to pay the expense and toll put
upon it, and had the frost kept off two
weeks longer, instead of coming on the
9Th of September, 1t would have been g
profitable expenditure, but as it is they
have more 'pig corn" than they care for
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
CAM q RIDGE.

Miss Kate Skinner is visiting her cous-
in, Mrs. j. B. Morgan.
Harry Reynolds had the misfortune to
fracture his arm Monday.
New hitching posts replace the old
ones in front of the post-office.
An infant child of Geo. Griffin's was
taken dangerously ill Monday.
Gates Hawley sustains an injury to his
arm, caused by his being thrown from a
horse.
Johnnie Bushlon is taking short va
cation, spending week at his home in
Shelburne.
Mrs. George Brush postponed her mil
linery opening, which was to have taken
place on Thursday last
Mrs. Henry S. White, of Burlington, a
former resident of this place. will visit
friends here the coming week.
Miss Bertha Blaisdell is home from
Burlington, where she has been EMPLOYED
during the summer in the Orphans
Home.
Many invitations were issued for the
birthday party Ga surprise) given in
honor of Miss Mabel Story on Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. DR.. Houghton, of Albany, n. Y,
was in town a short time recently. re-
turning home Thursday with her young
est child.
Mrs. John Bryant, OF Andover. N. H..
is III town visiting her sisters, Mrs. Cor
nelia Curtis, Mrs. Il. A. Raymore and
Mrs. J. Green.
School in district No. was not in ses-
sion Thursday and Friday owing to the
attendance of Prof. jerks at the Teach
er's Institute at Rutland.
George White. formerly clerk at the
Central House, Swanton, has secured the
American House, Cambridge, and will
take possession next month.
DR.. Hammond is now in Calais and in
critical condition. Mrs. Hammond is
at Orange City. Fla, but has been I'M
able to come North on account of the
yellow fever quarantine.
Miss Addie Jackson, who is now at
tending the fall term of school at the
Montpelier Seminary, was warmly well
coined by her friends during her respite
taken from school work last week.
G. F. Hulburd was elected as one of
the county convention delegates to the
State Sabbath school convention at Wood
stock, to be held the 10th, 18th and 18th.
Mrs. j. E. Bowen is the first delegate
from the Methodist Sabbath school.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18


Mrs. D. S. Scott is visiting friends II
| Boston.
Sara Fletcher has returned home from
East Fairfield.
The Democratic flag is again waving
on Main street.
Arthur Seaver has moved to Stowe,
where he has taken farm.
Edward Adams, of Stowe. has moved
into Salmon Hayford's house.
Editor Harris. of the Burlington Clip
per, was the guest of G. Ell. Stearns last
week.
Mr.. Skinner and bride, of Lowell, Wis
tied their sister, Mrs. Fred Jones, last
week.
Rev. Mr.. Goodrich, pastor of the M.
E. church, has moved into Lyman Jones
house.
Frank PhiIbrick, of Ocean Beach, n
j., spent Sunday with his cousin, j. A.
Andrews.
The Shaffer Swiss Bell Ringers are tc
give an entertainment Friday evening at
Normal Hall.
Mrs. 7. J. Boynton and daughter, who
have been here several weeks, returned
to Boston Monday.
Mrs. Hannibal Best, ofEnosburgh, was
here last week visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. Merrill.
DR.. Joel Allen attended the meeting oil
the Vt. State Medic cal Society held a
Montpelier last week.
Miss Alice Boyes has returned from
Saranac Inn, at the Adarondack's where
she has been for the summer.
The B class gave very entertaining
reception last Friday evening to the Nor
NAL students and their friends.
G. E. Holmes, of the Newton, Mass.
police force, who has been here on a va
cation, returned to his duties Monday.
George II. Wright from Wolcott has
moved into the upper tenement of the
Pike house and will work for [. L. Pearl
& Co.
The ladies of the Baptist society are to
kold sociable at the vestry next Friday
afternoon. Supper will be served at $50.
All are invited.
Perley Fitch. prominent druggist
of Concord, n. H., with his wife, was in
town last week stopping with his sister,
Mrs. Mary Perry.
There were no services at the Baptist
church last Sunday. Rev. Thomas Tel
Her. Vi w eSGIOTu, WHO WAS eApeCG6u,
being unable to be present He hopes,
however, to preach here next Sabbath.
The delegates from the several Sunday
schools to the State Sunday school con-
vention this week at Woodstock, are B..
l.. Austin, L. NJ. Fullington, Congrega-
tional; J. H. Sinclair, j. H. Burnham,
Baptist; F. A. Leland and Miss Verona
Fitch, Methodist.
Friday night Riddle Bros store was
entered by burglars, who blew open the
safe, taking the money and papers it con-
tanned. The thieves first paid visit to
Fl. H. Partlow's blacksmith shop where
they secured the tools used in prying
open the front door of the store, drilling
the safe, etc. Several persons suppose
they heard the explosion, attributing the
noise at the time to other causes. The
papers taken were afterwards found in
the bridge near the depot. The money
was in the vicinity of $35, most of which
had been deposited by different individu
ais. The money belonging to the firm
had fortunately been removed from the
safe on closing the store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
NORTH HYDE PARK.

Ed. Dolan is improving slowly.
H. Parkhurst is making extensive repairs
on his home place.
Frank Stone is home from Canada on &c,
count of ill health
NJ. Hadley is moving into the Andrews
house on Water street
Rev Goodrich of Minnesota spoke to the
Methodist people Sunday,
Miss Lillian Kelsy of Danville spent the Sab
bath with Miss Achsa Allen.
The Ladies' Mite society are doing some
good work in the Cong1 church.
Ira Ober has gone to Eden where he will be
employed as driver for S. W. Newcomb
Geo. Allen is to have charge of the scho oil in
district No. II in Eden, which he taught last
winter.
The Sons of Veterans have $15 subscribed
toward the charter, A good deal of interest
is manifest.
The Good Templars assisted by Prof, White
and wife, are to have an entertainment at
Smiths hall Friday eve, Oct, 90. See poster
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18

sl.OO. Five cents per line each subsequent in
sertion.
Imported Holstein Bull for Sale.
See advertisement of F. S. Jackson
in another column.
WANTED.-Good girl, or woman, in
a small family to do house work. A
steady place. For particulars, adj
dress, Box 231, Montpelier, vt.
Those of my customers who have
bills for phosphate unpaid will find
their accounts with s.. b. Doty.
Please see that they are paid by No
vember LIST. 1. n. LEBARoN.
have purchased /. B. Boynton's
interest in the livery business and in
v1te all persons owing the company of
Smith & Boynton to settle the same
at once also all persons having ac-
counts against the company are re-
quested to present the same for settle
nnent- A j. SMITH.
PHoToGRAPHs.-Now is the time
to get your picture taken. warrant
all my work 10 be frst-class and in
the latest styles. If / make Photos.
for you and they are not satisfacto-
~ you need not take them. Can
anything be fairer? Cabinet Photos.
81 per dozen; card size $3.50 per
dozen; four tin-types for so cts. l
also have a fine assortment of al
buns, wire easels, chequerboards,
mouldings, etc. Picture frames made
IN Or6ar Give me q call
H. Z. CUTLER. Portland St.,
Morrisville.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
JEFFERSONVILLE.

Nora Bunker and Bernice Colman still
continue quite sick.
Maria Bradley has been spending few
days with her sister.
Charles Cornell, of Malone, N. Y, has
been in town the past week.
Mrs. Parker Page and son retur ned to
their home in Massachusetts, on Monday.
Miss Mary Chadwick died at her home
on Thursday and was buried on Sunday,
her pastor. Rev. Mr.. Graves, officiating g,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Wheelock. Miss
Chadwick was Familiarity known by all,
having always lived in town. For years
she has resided with her sister, Mrs.
Enoch Carleton and since Mrs. Carleton's
death has lived at the same place. She
left no nearer relatives than her sisters
children and was the last of the name of
Chadwick living in town.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-18
WOLC0TT.

T. c. Arbuckle smiles-because it is a
girl.
A lyceum, or debating club, has been
organized here.
We hope Rev. y. E. Croft may remain
with us another Fear.
III. I'll. Parker iB sick with fever, but at
present is on theigain.
F. E. Wheeler has been very sick with
diphtheria, but is slowly improving.
The depot is receiving a coat of paint.
which very much improves its looks.
Finally the yard at the depot is to be
filled up and the mud-hOle filled with
hard-pan.
R. H. Peck contemplates finishing off
another tenement in the old house kno wn
as the Alba Pennock house.
G. H. Small, of Morrisville, has taken
possession of Glars new paint shop, and
will do painting as long as work holds
good.