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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Another Letter From Judge Wheele
on the New School Law.
TFrom the Brattleboro Phoenix

on the new oCnOOl Law
TFrom the Brattleboro Phoenix
Doubts seem to arise in the minds
of some about counting the weeks of
school between March and July.
which were within the school year
that ended on the first of July, to-
wards the "a weeks which districts
are required to maintain in order to
share in the division of public money
to be made in March under the new
school law. They say public money
has been divided upon those schools
once and inquire how that can be
done again. But the public money
was not under the act of 1888, and is
not to be under the new law, divided
upon the number of weeks of school
at all; it is divided upon the number
of districts and the number of days
of attendance of scholars. The re-
uuirement of "a weeks is a limitation
upon the right of districts to share
in the public money unless that num-
Der of weeks has been maintained
within the prescribed time. If a dis
| trict has had a school that number
of weeks within the time indicated by
the adoption of another school year
it will be entitled to share; otherwise
not. II it has had half that number,
or within one of the number, it will
not share proportionately nor at all
but will be cut off entirely.
The whole subject was within the
power and control of the legislature
/ - IL,
fit. 1t saw fit to leave it to depend,
as to the first division, to be made
under the new law in March, as it will
be in after divisions; that is, if dis
! trict shall have maintained a school
"a weeks within the year ending on
the Goth day of March, it will be en-
titled to share in the division to be
made on the Friday before the last
Tuesday of March, and, if not, not.
The legislature could as well provide
that these weeks which have been
counted once before shall be counted
again, as that districts which have
been counted many times before shall
be counted again. And neither has
| been counted in respect to money to
be then divided, but only in respect
to other money about which nothing
will then be to be done.
If the weeks within that school year
are not to be counted then none are
to be, and no division can be made,
for no law will be in force providing
any other school year in which to
count them. The law providing for
the school year beginning and ending
at July will have passed away; and
no law ever provided for a school
year beginning in July and ending in
March in which to count weeks of
school, or for any purpose. The reg
lister will show the number of weeks,
the school year of the new law will
show the time within which to count
them, and the right of districts to
share can apparently be readily de-
termined. H. H. WHEELER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

There may be now and then a vio-
lator of the liquor laws of Vermont
who goes UNPUBLISHED. But so severe
are the laws that when a violator
does get caught" he is quite apt to
feel that he has had enough of YER
mont justice, and is either very care
ful as to how he continues in his in
famous business, or else goes out of
it. The recent heavy fine imposed
upon violator in Windsorcounty is
strong proof of this statement. He
violated the laws again and again,
and now upon conviction is brought
to time by a fine amounting to the
sum of 5000. This is proof of the
most positive kind that prohibition
does prohibit in Vermont.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
a Natural Tnuuiry.

A certain witty bishop found him
self, few months ago, crossing the
Bay of Fundy, from Digby to St John,
in company with a certain Mr. Caswell.
The Bay of Fundy has a reputation
for turbulence only to be matched by
the English channel or the Bay of Bis
cay. Mr.. Caswell was struggling with
a violent attack of seasickness; but the
bishop, who was above such weakness,
was very cheerful and inclined to con-
versation.
He had failed, however, to catch Mr.
CaswelPs name correctly, and persisted
in calling him ''Mr. Aswell" At last
the sufferer in a moment of ease cor
rected him, saying,
''Caswell, my lord; my name is Cas-
well, not Aswell"
"Oh!" said the bishop, eying him
critically, as a new spasm seized upon
his unhappy acquaintance. ''Well,
Mr.. Caswell, don't you think you would
be Aswell without the Harper's.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
HIS FUNNIEST PATENT.
A Doctor Tells of "A Beautiful but
Strangely SOuIIess Woman.

A Doctor Tells of a Beautiful but
Strangely SOuIIess Woman.
''My funniest patient?" said the doc
OF, who in truth is u well known and
I Ph. 4 worked NJ. D. up town. ''Well,
tlat question is something of facer.
You newspaper fellows do ask the
queerest questions"
Tell Inc, Doe" urged the scribe. in
familiar, offhand style, having played
marbles with this now eminent physi-
clan in the long ago, tell me about
the most singular patient you have or
ever had, as the CAGE may be"
Il see, said the doctor thoughtfully,
s'you are bound to stick TO me like a
vampire until tell you something, SC
here goes. A certain named woman
who lives on West F'ifty-seventh street
has a manic for everything eXtraOrdi-
nary. She is what you would call
beautiful woman, but 1 don't believe
she has even an apology for soul.
Whether her husband realizes the latter
fact do not pretend to say, and if he
does he has too much pride to confess
it to the world Well, this woman
came to me one morning with a little
vial, and requested me to inject some
of its contents in her arms and neck.
Of course l inquired what the liquid
might be. She answered:
That's all right; will give you $50
if you will do it,.
" But, madam protested, L am
not in the habit of injecting unknown
fluids into the human system
"'Oh, know what it is she an
swered, and, moreover, l don't want
it in my system nor in my veins.
simply want it administered under the
skin
Il looked at her moment and won
dered, though she did not look like one,
ifshe was a morphine fiend. She seemed
to divine my semi-suspiciohs7and said:
No, it is no kind of morphine Smell
of it
''She held the little vial in her own
hand to my nostrils, which inhaled a
potent fragrance in which rose oil was
represented. 'You see,' she explained,
L have a friend who las just returned
from Paris, where she has seen this
thing successfully done. Come, here is
a fifty dollar note. Do you refuseF
''NOw you as Il newspaper man know
the value of $50, and so do /. 1t
seemed wise for me to say No. but l
secured the necessary instrument and
told her | would comply with her re-
quest at her own peril. All right,
she answered, and in five minutes l
had completed my novel task. She
had an idea you know, that her arms
and neck would exhale a delicious per-
fume, and she went away as happy as
two days old butterfly.
''In about u week she came back and
wanted me to inject some more of the
potent essence in her arms and neck
On her right arm noticed an intlamed
spot just where the previous injection
had been made, and | told her that it
looked as though an abscass was form
ing there.
Never mind, she said, 4 want to
find out if there IS anything in it
''Then firmly declined to pursue the
experiment. She departed in a state
of wrath, and have not seen her from
that day to this. She was my funniest
patient. New York Press
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
a Scared Editor.

A rugged farmer stalked into the sanctum
with big whip under his arm
BE you the EDITOR" he asked Il am, 2
was the half apprehensive reply.
Here two dolars-send me your paper
for life" he said
You see, he went on, our daughter was
SICK ana liked to die; she dropped and grew
weak and pale, had headaches no appetite.
PACK 1ched' ieet and hands like ice, couldn't
sleep, hacEed with cough. and we thought
she mad consumption. No medicine helped
her until we tried that DR.. Pierce's Favorite
prescription mentioned in your paper, when
she began TO mend in no time and is now well
~ anu u tndsome as rose-put me down as n
life subscriber
~, NOW the editor is looking for another scare
Inc medicine has cured scores afflicted ms was
the farmers daughter, restoring the female
functions to healthy action, and removing
the oostruetions and suppressions which
caused her trouble Ii is guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or price Isl 00) refunded
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Gong Distance Swimming

Gong Distance Swimming by II Mustang.
Captain Ben Rocheblave, of the ma
val reserve, is the owner of a mustang
mare which, if yet alive, is entitled to
the championship belt for swimming.
Sunday night the mare left home and
went into the navy yard. She was dis
covered Monday morning, and when
the guards attempted to put her out of
the yard she took to the water, and for
an hour or more swan around in front
of the navy yard. She then struck out
across the bay, and after swimming at
least three miles landed on Santa Rosa
island, in the rear of the life saving sta
ton.
Crossing the island to spot near the
station she boldly plunged into the
gulf, and when last seen was well out
to sea, swimming to the southeast. If
she put back she has not landed at any
point west of the quarantine station,
but she may have landed at some point
east of it, and Captain Rocheblave has
parties living up the sound looking out
for her. -Pensacola News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
1891.
n arper's 3 az ar.
ILLUST ID.

HARPERs BAZAAR Is Journal for the home.
Giving the lates, Information with regard % the
Fashions. its numerous Illustrations fashion
plates. and pattern-sheet supplements arr in
dispensaDle alike 90 the hume drcss-makfr and
the professional mndiste. No expense n spared
IN making It's artistic attractveness ~ the high
est order. Its clever short stories parlor plays.
and thoughtful essays satisfy an tastes. and is
last page IS famous as "A budget of VIA and hil-
NOR. In IT'S weekly issues everything Is Included
which Is OF int rest 20 women. During 1871 Ac.
MES ". ORMsBEE will write n series ~ articles
on - The House Comfortable" JULIET CoHsoN
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ing succession Of papers on Woman In Art
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HARDY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

HORSE BREEDERS MEETING.-The
annual business meeting of the exeu-
utive committee of the Vermont as
ISOLATION of road and trotting horse
breeders has been called to be held at
burlington, on Wednesday, January
II. The time and place of holding
nextsummer's meeting will be decided
and other details regarding the eXhi-
bition. The locating committee con-
sists of Joseph Battell of Middlebury,
j. w. Cramton of Rutland, E. F.
Brownell of Burlington, George w.
Harry Lowe of Montpelier. 1t is be
lieved by many that the August
meeting will be held at Billings park
in White River Junction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

VERMONT FARMERS LEAGUE.-The
Vermont branch of the National Far
mers' league will hold a meeting at
st. Adams, commencing Thursday
evening, January 10, and continuing
Friday the 10th. Prominent speak
ers will take part, among whom is
Prof. j. r. Dodge, statician, who will
represent the agricultural depart
ment of Washington, d. C. Round
trip tickets will be sold for fare one
way on the railroads tickets good
to return Saturday the 17th), and
very low rates at the hotels will be
given.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

GooD-BYE TO FAMOUS PICTURE.-The fa-
nous "Angelus," the most costly painting
of modern times, is booked for it's return to
Europe, and will be added to one of the
grandest galleries of the Continent Those
who have not seen it can get an exact repro
duction of 1.-THE only one produced in pre-
cisey the same hints and colors as the origi-
nai-by subscribing for Frank Leslie's Illus
trated Newspaper. The subscription price is
81, and it includes full-sized and perfect
copy of the original painting, made in Paris
by the process of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1t is
a most beautiful specimen of French chrO-
matte art. Frank Lesiie's this week is full of
pictures and good things. Buy it of your
newsdealer for ten cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Estate Of snmueIa clark.
connttsstnNrns, NnrIrf

C0AlTfssTONENs- NUIIII,
The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District 81
LamOille. Commissioners, Co receive, examine,
aud adjust an claims and demands 0i all persons
against the estfte 81 samuel b. Clark. late IT
MOrfistown. Ca said district deceased. and All
claims exhibited IN Offset thereto hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes afufe-
said nc the late residence Of the said samuel d.
Clark I'm said MurristoWn. ON the 2fth day ~
january and 9th day 81 June next, from one
O'Clock p. M. until four O'Clock p. ~. each ~
day of December A. ID. 1890. is the time limited
By said Court for said creditors 90 present their
claims to us fof examination and allowance.
Dated nc MorrStown, VT. this Juih day 81
December, a. ID. 1890.
ORSEMUS 4. GATES.
SAMUEL II WATERMAN.
o Cummls slonprs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

VERMONT PENSIONERS follow
ing Vermonters have been granted
pensions: Original invalid-Frank
Knowles, Mortified. Additional
Stephen Laird, Rochester; Luman
Judd, Jay; Elihu D. Wheelock, North
Montpelier; William Town, Manches-
ter Depot; Silas II. Tucker, Gays
vile; George S. Herrick, Montpelier
Increase-John r. Wilkins, North
Dorset; George Hayward, West Ran
dolph. Reissue-Sidney d. Way,
Manchester; Charles d. Currie, Fair
fax; John W. Kitridge, Brandon.
Original widows, etc.-Harriet l..
Burt, for widow of R. Bailey, Hines
burgh.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

ADVANCE IN EMPRESS RATES .-The
National and American Express com
panies announce an advance in rates
on all matter handled between Yer
mont points beginning with the New
Year The increase is due, the com
panies say, to an enactment by the
last Vermont Legislature taxing the
earnings of express companies doing
business within the State.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Estate of v. w. Waterman.
coMMfssIoNERs' NOTICE.

The undersigned. having been appointed N'
the Honorable Probate Court for The District ~
LamOille. Commissioners, 90 receive. ea-tuine
and adjust all claims aud demands Of al per ons
against the estate Of V. w. waterman. iat OF
exhibited In Offset Thereto. hereby give notice
that we will meet for The purposes aforesaid
at the Office Of Geo. NJ. Powers, IN said Morris
town. on the "a Saturday Of March aud 81 sat
urday Of June next from o'clock p. ~. until 4
o'clock p. M. each Of said days and that tx
months from the ed day Of December, A. y.
1890 Is the time limited by said Court for said
creditors TO present their claims TO vs. for cN-
animation and allowance.
Dated at MorristOwn,tllis 9th DAY % December
A ID. 1890 HIRAM \. KELSEY,
HENRY !. ItLLEl.
. Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

He-I love you, Jeanette, and now
wish you to consider a proposal Of
She-That will do, James. There is
only one honest course to pursue in a
business matter like this. Submit a
sealed proposal to me by the 18th, and
your bid shall receive the attention it
deserves. New York Ledger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Agricultural Outlook.

John w -Bookwater of Ohio Is an
eminent Democratic politician, but
he is also sound and progressive
business man. This is what he says
of the agricultural outlook: We
are now able to export Il surplusage
of breadstuffs and other food enough
to supply only 100000 people.
All the rest that is raised out of the
ground is consumed by our 3,OOO,-
900 or more of Americans. At the
present rate of the increase of our
population, and considering the
stoppage of supply of new land, we
ourselves shall in six years eat every
thing that we raise in the country.
This is so inevitable that there is 60
ing to be an increase in the farming
population: it is going to pay here
after to be a farmer When we have
no surplus to export, the world still
desiring to partake of our crops, the
prices must go higher, and | think
that the farmer, after having had a
few years of low prices, is going to
have good rates speedily Boston
Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
Per Year

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FIRST Number for January ~ each year. when
no time Is mentioned. Subscriptions will begin
win The Number current az the time " receipt
Of order.
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ERs.
Address: HARPER & BROTHERS. NEW
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

The postmaster at Bloomington,
Vt. evidently thinks he owns the
earth. Judging from an insulting let
ter he writes the Newport Express.
He requests Bro. Earle to stop the
sample copies of that mean nasty
paper A little plugging up" by
that pompous Z. NJ. might learn him
what his duties are and that among
them his business is to place these
sample copies in the hands of the
parties to whom they are addressed.
That postmaster forgets he is the
servant of the public A few doses of
Uncle Sans Lymph" n.ected into
his noddle might result beneficially to
him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
What a Little Girls Letter DID.

Mrs Bertha Krebs, of Newark, the
widow of Charles Krebs, a veteran OF
the war, has just received a pension
through the kindly intercession OF
the President. The husband served in
the SD New Jersey Volunteers and
was wounded. He died five years
ago in the Soldiers Home at New
ark, and as he had small pension
the widow applied for it's continu-
ance, as she had children and was
destitute. at seems" said Mrs.
Krebs yesterday, chat there was
nothing done but to write letters and
get papers signed. The pension never
came"
She had given up hope when her
little daughter Bertha, nine years
old, one day unknown to her, wrote
letter to President Harrison. She
told the president who her father
was, when and where he died, and of
the unsuccessful efforts of her mother
to get his pension continued. The
child also wrote that she had three
brothers and sisters; that her
mamma frequently cried, and that
she did not know how her mamma
could support the family this winter.
THAT was on Tuesday in Novem-
ber," said the happy mother yester-
day. "The next Thursday the post
man called at the house and said: A
letter for Bertha Krebs from the
PRESIDENT The letter was from the
presidents secretary, who promised
Bertha that the case should belooked
into. And now have just got word
from the pension office that my claim
is allowed. There is $500 back pen.
sion allowed with it. And it all came
through my little daughter writing
to the president.
Mrs. Krebs has supported her fam
lily of four children by washing and
hard days work ever since her hus.
bands death.-[New York Tribune
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
" Darkest Africa. ;"

According to a Belgic writer of
much note, six nations of Europe,
viz: Portugal. Belgium, France, Ger
many, England and Italy, who have
to watch each other with such great
standing armies, have divided Africa
between them so that THERE'S scarcely
a square mile left, and done it in per-
feet peace and good humor; at the
same time settling a number OF points
of international law, in a way that
means future peace and arbitration
among them.
Each of them is to have her coast
and her "hinter land" cumberland
as the Germans denominate it, until
her settlements come in contact with
those of some other of the powers
when each must stop and amlcably
arrange a boundary between them
The only way to account for this
novel policy, is to remember that not
one of them had any real rights tC
Africa at all, and they probably
knew it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
Coverings for the Feet

The foot should be kept warm and
comfortable-this in all cases is the
first requisite. Stockings which do not
meet this demand are to be discarded,
and those selected which have the
proper qualities. If a worsted or a
wooden stocking is more comfortable
and satisfactory let it be worn; but to
many people firm, well made cotton
article is by far the most satisfactory.
This is especially the case with people
employed indoors, whose feet would be
very uncomfortable if clad in wool. -
Good Housekeeping.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

There are five vacancies i'm the medi-
cal corps of the navy, the smallest mum
Der in years. There have been no re-
tirements or deaths recently, and the
corps is destined to soon have its full
complement of officers, of which the
service has stood greatly in need.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08
The Yankees of the Antipodes.

Henry George characterized the Au.
stralians, in a recent talk with re-
porter, as the Yankees of the Antipodes,
''They are shrewd and ingenious" he
said, land they are enriching the
language with plenty of slang phrases.
When a thing is moribund in Australia
many people say colloquially, 1t is
going bum They are somewhat
strange to Americans of course, for
the reason they have settled in and
grown up with a country away off by
itself in the southern sea. New York
Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

THE SOLDIERS HoME.-Aziel Cliff
ford, late of Scott's 900 Cav. q. S.
Volunteers, died at the Soldiers
Home Monday. January 3. aged 81
years. He was born in Derby, and
admitted to the home Apr. "a, 1890,
from Charlotte He has no known
relatives, and the body will be placed
in the tomb until spring.
There are II veterans now men,
bers of the Home. For the quarter
ending December 81, 1890, there
were eight admitted and three
deaths. The whole number that
have been admitted to date is 1875.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

During the year which has passed
the South experienced an increase in
the valuation of its taxable proper
ty of $270,000,0O0. The exports
from that section increased $24,-
100000. or five times the proper
ton of any other sections increase.
No better record has been made by
any community of American states,
and the country without regard to
sectional lines hopes to see it contin-
ne in this good way.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

The announcement of the death OF
Emma Abbott, the opera-singer,
from pneumonia at Salt Lake City,
will cause general sorrow. 1t is o
sad coincidence that her husband,
Eugene J. Wetherell, died of the same
disease in Denver just two years ago.
Miss Abbott, to use the name by
which she was best known, was adj
mired and esteemed by the Guilt
waited people of the whole globe.