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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24
FREE TEXT BOOKS.

The free text book provision was a
much needed addition to the school
law, and marks another advance in
educational legislation. Heretofore
schools have not been really free, in
that the cost of books laid a heavy
tax upon poor men with large fami-
lies of children. Now we have made
education free in all reality. Under
the old law, a man who was too poor
to buy school books could obtain
them from the town, but this was a
humiliation that all who possibly
could. would escape from.
AS to the expense, few figures
from Massachusetts, may be of inter
est. The average cost per pupil for
text books and supplies for nine
years has been at the rate of 81 90 a
year. This is probably higher than
the expense will be in Vermont, as it
includes all school supplies, such as
stationery, states, pencils, etc. The
provision of the Vermont law per-
hitting books to be purchased by
the pupils is most excellent, because
many will choose to own their books
rather than take books that have
been used by Others. The system of
free text books gives good satisfac-
ton in other states and will in YER
mont after the people have become
accustomed to it. The greatest dan
ger will be a tendency to hold on to
old books too long for the sake of
economy.
Those who have not examined the
subject can have no idea of the num-
Der, variety and general excellence of
American text books. There are
nearly fourteen millions of pupils in
the schools of this country to be pro-
vided with books, and each of these
pupils has to have on an average OF
probably four or five school books.
These figures convey some idea of the
magnitude of the school text book
business. Competition of the keenest
kind tends to keep up the excellence
and keep down the price. 1t will
doubtless take a little time to get
used to the new order of things, but
the schools have already had some
practice in using and caring for the
physiologies provided by the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24
A Agricultural Reports.
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. IS, 1895. /

UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IS, 1895. I
EDITOR News AND CITIZEN -
| have for distribution 100 copies of the
Report of the Department of Agriculture for
1888, and few of former years previous to
1892. These reports are of great value to
some, but of no value to many who receive
them, because they take no interest in their
contents. In sending by lists, many doubt
less go ( o the latter class, and many are du-
plicated by the other Memb of Congress
from the State 1t seems to me if they are
worth having they are worth asking for, and
that those who really care tor them, and to
whom they will be most useful, will be glad to
write for them. will therefore send them to
those who ask for them by letter or postal
until the supply is exhausted If you will
communicate this to your readers you will
very much oblige, Yours very truly,
REDFIELD PROCTOR.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

VERMONT THE GRANITE STATE
One of the ''facts" appearing in a
newspaper almanac is that "The
Granite State" New Hampshire, pro-
duces less of the material from which
it is named than any other state in
New England save Vermont. Accord
ing to the statistics of the interior
department for 1898 New Hampshire
stood eighth in the list of granite
producing states while Vermont was
third. Granite City Leader.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24
ALBANY.

Vim. Sartwel received quite severe injuries
recently by falling about six feet onto block
in his woodshed.
The donation al the Cong'l church Jan. 16
was a success socially and financially, the net
receipts being $50.
Reuben Miles of Albany, and Miss Edith
Partlow of Troy, were married at Irasburgh
Jan. 10, ty Rev. Mr.. Dodd.
Frank Brown, who has been a long time
sick with consumption, died at his home the
l4th. His remains we're taken to Manches-
ter, N. H., for burial,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

We spent few hours in Hardwick
last Friday and found that place full
er of life and interest than ever before.
Just now great interest is manifested
in the proposed railroad from that
place to Woodbury., which if it is con-
structed land it surely will be- will
open up the finest and mostextensive
granite quarries in America, if not
the world. Granite has done and is
doing a great deal for Hardwick. 1t
has drawn to that place men of ener.
gy and push, and their power and in,
ffuedce is what is pushing Hardwick
rapidly forward, and will make it one
of the leading villages in the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

A FARMERS BOOK.-Farmers' Bull
letin No. % of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture has been re.
ceived at the Agricultural College
Burlington. The work was prepared
by DR.. Atwater, former director oil
the office of experiment stations in
the department, and is full of good
practical suggestions to farmers
Copies may be procured free by ad.
dressing Agricultural Experiments sta.
ton, Burlington, Vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

A few of the more honest Demo
Gratis in Tennessee are doing their
best to defeat the base scheme to
swindle H. Clay Evans out of the
Governorship he won at the polls.
But unfortunately there are not
many of that kind down there.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24
Adolphus paused outside the door
TO interview the scraper:

Within those walls her father sat
Intent on Sundays paper.
Six times before he'd sought that door
On this same mission bent;
His courage iailed-but now to might
He'll ask papas consent.
"Respected sir, I've come to tell
To ask my fate-oh seal;
Oh, since the early spring time came
I've ielt--I mean feel"
Adolphus paused, with pallid cheek,
why boy-don't look morosel
It's biliousnessl I've had itl here
Pierce's Pellets take dosel"
The Pellets" cure constipation, bilious
ness, indigestion, piles, and all arrangements
of stomach, liver and bowels.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt made her
debut in New York society the other
evening and received boquets valued
at $4,000. Thousands of people in
New York are suffering for want of
food.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

John D. Rockefeller, the Standard
oil magnate, has made another gift
of $4,000 to Chicago university.
His total contributions to this insti-
tuition touch the 100000 mark.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

The sympathy of the entire nation
goes out to Vice President Stevenson,
who is sorely afflicted by the death OF
a daughter, a most bright and prom
ising young lady. She died at Ash
vile, N. c., after a few months illness.
The remains were taken to the Vice
Presidents home in Bloomington,
ILL.,, for interment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

The suggestion of an extra session
of the rev Republican Congress to
act on the currency question is re-
luctantly made by leading Demo
Gratis: but if rational legislation is
imperative it must be the work of the
RpnnhlicanS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

"THE NEWEST New NOVEL" may be so in
teresting that the reader may lie on a bed of
suffering and yet read it; but certainly not
with satisfaction or pleasure. Ladies who
are given to much novel reading, should feel
perfectly WELL to read with pleasure and
profit. If afflicted with headache, neuralgia,
pains in the back, dyspepsia, Female Com
plants" generally first procure DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription prepared especially for
women, and after using, you will read with
pleasure For sale by all medicine dealers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

Of the grand total of 2,776,3O4
men whose names were carried on the
rolls of the Union army and navy
during the civil war, it is estimated
that !, 154, $40 are living to-day. 1t
is further estimated that, on an aver
age, they have seventeen years of life
left.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

France is passing through an i'm
portant crisis and the situation is
pronounced far more serious than
the anxious hours following Presi-
dent Carnot's assassination.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

The people of St. Johns, N. F., are
having about as lively times as any
in the world. With broken banks,
bread riots and general scarcity Of
the dollar that keeps the wolf from
the door they are indeed having a
sorry experience. After all, Lamoille
county is about as good a place to
live in you will find.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

RUNNING ABOUT ON TnLE.-Pro-
fessor NewcOmb declares that the
earth went slow and lost seven sec
onds between 1850 and 1862, and
then went fast and gained eight Sec
onds between 1862 and 1872. From
this all anxious passengers on our
terrestrial train through space will
observe that we are conforming with
fair degree of accuracy to the SEIZED,
ule time table. If we are late at one
station we make it up before we get
to the next.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-24

tay@ A good advertisement of good
goods in a good newspaper will al
ways pay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
A WIFE BEATBR PUNISHED.
Nine Months at Snake Hill is Pat
rick COsgrovesm Bose.

Justice Potts this morning committed
Patrick Cosgrove of No. 1884, Tenth
street. to the Penitentiary for nine
months. Ccsgrove is a strong, healthy
man, but prefers sleeping to working. he
has a wife and eight children. For more
than a year he has done nothing toward
their support His wife, however, has
taken in washing and done days work
to provide her children with food.
Cosgrove managed to get drunk at
weekly intervals and on each occasion
he beat his wife and children brutally
Last night he was drunker than usual
His wife went home about SIX O'clock,
after having done days work, ana WAS
preparing supper when her husoand stag.
gered in. Selling a sauce pan Whlcn was
on the stove he struck her on the head
inficting an ugly wound
He next attacked his eight year Ola
son and was beating him when Ponce
man Barry entered The big bully qulet-
ed down at once and raved about ms
wife neglecting him. Barry, dragged NM NM
out of the house and lodged him ma ecu
in the Second precinct station mouse.
Counsellor Donelan and otner geiiht.es hs .
men who know how Mrs. Cosgrove mas
been treated. testified against hef nus
band. ~, ,,.oa fo. such a.
brnfe as you,' remarked Justice Potts
II cannot send you to Trenton, bus in,.t, ), !
can commit you to. the Pen,s Penltei,i.ie.lys aye " &c
There were tears in CosgroVe ey ty,,s es .
where he was sentenced TO nine iuoiiln
,,ricopnpnt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
HarInetI's Thermo,meIer Report.
sssi;l;;si;F;;ss
DIED.

O'DONNELL-A months mind Solemn
Requiem Mass will be offered for the
repose of the soul of Rev. Peter ]. o.
Donnell at St. Miehaeps Church. Jer-
NJ s' ~ -
HALEY.-At her late residence. No: Ss
Germania avenue, on Wednesday.
November 90 1895; Catherine j. Haley.
daughter of Catherine and the late
Notice of funeral hereafter.
SCHMIDT-Louisa, beloved daughter of
John NJ and Elizabeth Schmidt, in
her 10Th year.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral from her
later residence, No 400 Ocean avenue, on
Friday, November %. at two P. M.
LONG-On Tuesday, Nov. 49, 1885, Bridget
beloved wife of John Long, aged 4S
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence. No. 600 Hender-
thence to st. Lueys r. c. Church, where
a high mass of requiem will be offered
up for the happy repose of her soul.
ROBINSON-On Wednesday, Nov. 20,
1S9, William F. Robinson, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends and members of
the Benevolent Sons of Wesley. No. 2.
are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence, S61
Fourth street, on Friday, Nov. o. at
1:30 P. M.
McDONNELL.-On Tuesday, November
10. 1895, John, beloved son of the late
John and Hanorah Mcdonnell
are any nTed 9 6 a9end hs family hs
funeral from the residence, of his sister.
street, on Friday. November q. at twd
P. NJ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
QUEENS SECRETARY DEAD
Bu Cable to the united Press.

LONDON, Nov. q, 1S95.-General Rt.
Hon. Sir Henry F. Ponsonby, for many
years Keeper of the Privy Purse and
Private Secretary to Her Majesty the
Queen, died at Osborne Cottage, Cowes,
at 7:45 o'clock this morning. He was 70
years OF age. He has been i'll and in
capacited from duty for several months
past.
General the Right Hon. Sir Henry
the son of Major General the Hon. Sir
F. Ponsonby and was born at Corfu, in
1925: After receiving a professional edu-
cation at the Royal Military College,
the Forty ninth Regiment in 1872 After
being transferred to the Grenadier Guards
he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and in 1849
of Clarendon, an Office which, he held
urtder Lords st. Germans and Carlisle
while Viceroys of ireland. In 1855 he
joined the Grenadier Guards in the Cri-
mea and served at the siege of Sebasto-
pol. On the conclusion Of the war he
Consort and, after his Royal Highness'
death, proceeded to Canada, where he
commanded a battalion of the Grenadier
Gu lrds. On April S, lSIe. he was appoint
ed Private Secretary to Her Majesty the
Queen. and in October. 1873, Keeper of
member OF the Privy Conrri., Knight
Grand Cross of the Order of Medjidieh
Receiver General of the Duchy of Ian
caster and one of the Royal Commas
sioners in the Exhibition of 1851. He was
stricken with paralysis at Osborne Cot
since which time he has been in a more
or less critical condition.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
BIT OF ROOsEVELrIsM.
Two Liquor Dealers Convicted Of
selling Liquor on Sunday

Three liquor dealers were tried in the
Sessions Court yesterday afternoon for
selling liquor on Sunday 10 the sur
prise of many. two of them were in
dicted.
The first tried was William C. Raven,
who owns a saloon in Weehawken. De-
tective Furey and Constable Egan testi-
fed that they visited the saloon on July
and We're served with beer and whisky.
The jury convicted Raven.
Gustav Lucius. of the Town of Union.
was mere fortunate. The same witnesses
appeared against him, but their evidence
showed that it was not Lucius who served
them with drinks, but his bartender.
Senator DAILY, who appeared for Lu-
cius. raised the point that the bartender
was not the agent of the proprietor and
that the latter could not be held respon-
sfble for his acts. Judge Hudspeth took
the same view and directed the jury to
acQuit
Bernard ]. McDonough, whose saloon is
at Sixteenth and Henderson streets, this
City was visited on sunday, June IS,
by Under Sheriff Erwin. Frank Higgins,
and others from the Sheriff's Office. They
testified yesterday that McDonough
served them with liquors and the jury
convicted him. The two. saloon keepers
will be sentenced on Friday.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21

Corners he struck man in the head
with his cane. The man recognized him
and pushed him away. In doing so ne
scratched the Judges neck. That trouble
is the attempted assassination that seems
to prey upon his mind. Yesterday, 1t
is said. he was frequently seen on his
knees in the Weldon building praying.
Nearly two months ago when he ar
ranged to take a vacation he asked Di-
rector Heller of tire Board of Freeholders
to sign his warrant for services as coun-
sci ahead of time. He said he had no
money. The County Collector cashed It,
but asked him why he had not casned
the warrants given him for the past
three months. Judge McGrath smiled
and walked away A few days later his
clerk found the missing warrants among
old papers in his desk.
His health is undermined completely,
and his friends are trying to get him 10
leave the city at once and take much
needed rest. His physicians say his re-
covery will depend upon careful treat
rnant
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
NOT MUCH OF A STEAL.
A Harmless Spur Gives the ssJournal;s
the Sh7VerS

gang of workmen are today laying
a new track connecting the Newark
Branch of the Central Railroad with the
main line. The new track begins at
Pine street and curves in a westerly di-
rection across the meadows until it
reaches the main line The other tracks
on the Newark Branch connect with the
main line on the east.
A local paper last night characterized
the laying of this track as the stealing
of a street, but as the present tracks
of the Newark branch cross Suydam
avenue. and the new track runs right
alongside of the other. it can hardly
be called a steal.
No effort is being made to stop the
worlzmen and there is apparently no
objection offered to the laying of the
track. Several car loads of cinders were
ruin over the new track this afternoon
and the cinders are being used to pack
the ties on which the rails are placed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
CALVERT VAUX BODY
The Missing Artist Garden
er Drowned Off Ben
SonhurSt.
MISSING SINCE TUESDAY
Sketch of the Man Who Laid
Out Central Park = His
Sad End.

BATH BEACH, Nov. a. 1895.-The body
of Calvert Vaux. the well known land
scape artist, who has been missing from
the home of his son at Bensonhurst.
since Tuesday last, was found in the
water at Bath Beach this morning.
Mr.. Vaux was 20 years old. He helped
design the landscape work at Central
Park. New York, and Prospect Park,
this city. and several parks in Chicago.
Calvert Vaux was born in London,
England, on December 20. 1924. and was
educated at the Merchant Tailor's School.
He was a pupil of Lewis n. Contingham.
an architect in London. In 1S48 Mr.. vaux
came to this country at the suggestion
of Andrew ]. Downing and later became
his architectural partner. He was asso-
ciated with Mr. Downing in laying out
the grounds surrounding the capitol and
Smithsonian Institute in Washington
The work for which Mr.. Vaux is best
known is his designing of the plans for
the laying out of Central Park, in which
he was associated with Frederick Law
Olmsted. These plans possessed among
this original features the transverse traf-
fic roads. In 1865 Mr. Vaux presented q
design for Prospect Park. Brooklyn.
which was accepted. Later he was asso-
cldteQ WIN Mr. OlmSleQ III designing
parks in Chicago and Buffalo. in laying
out Riverside and Mornmgside Parks.
in New York City. and the State Reser-
vation Park at Niagara Falls.
Mr. Vaux has designed many country
houses in Newport and elsewhere, and
also many dwellings and public build
ings in this city. The "Belvedere.'' in
Central Park, was deEsigned by him. In
1850 he published "VilIas and Cottages"
Mr.. Vaux is member of the Greater
New York Commission of the Metropolf-
tan Museum of Art and the Century
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
DEATH OF MRS. BENSON.
The Mother of Editor BENSON Pass
es Away I'm Her Eighsieth Wear


1t was with much regret that old resi-
dents of the Heights learned last night
of the death of Mrs, Hannah Benson.
She was the mother of City Editor c.
FL Benson. of the Evening Journal =
With her death the city lost one of its
Oldest native born residents. Mrs. Ben
son was in her eightieth year, having
been born ON the Hill in June, 1876 She
was a daughter of Benjamin f. Welsh
who in his time was one of the most
prominent and respected residents OF
old Bergen. During her long life Mrs
Benson. was a consistent Christian. She
was left a widow in 1883, with large
family to care for. OF later years she
had been growing more and more feeble
in body, but her mind was strong and
clear to the end A short time previous
to her death she named her pail bear
ers. all of whom were children with her
and grew up in the Old Dutch Reformed sfe S
Church with her. They are:--Abram T.
Newkirk. C. C. Van Reipen, Jacob Rapp,
Aaron Vreeland. Henry Van Wageneln1
and Hartman Vreeland Her funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon from the
residence of her son Edward, at NO. lS4
Duncan avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
GOOD RULING FOR BURGLARS.
Supreme Courts Remarkable Decis-
ION ON Canal Boat Robbery.

ion ON Canal Boat Robbery.
Application was made to Judge Huds-
peth this morning by eX-Congressman
Dunn of Elizabeth for an order directing
the keeper of the State Prison to return
Joseph Clark to the custody of Sherin
Toffey. Clark, with Morris Rudolph, was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment for
breaking into the canal boat of Matthew
Day. in Bergen Point, on September T.
1893
The case was taken to the Supreme
Court and new trial ordered. Clark and
Rudolph, in company with four others,
entered the canal boat, bound and gagged
Day and robbed him of some money
They were both known to Day and rec
ognized by him.
In setting aside the verdict the Su-
preme Court decision says:-"The story
of the Prosecutor is highly improbable
Who can believe that these defendants
would meet the Prosecutor face to face,
they being known to him, and then
should leave him there TO denounce
them?"
According to this decision," comments
the Prosecutor, s.these men cannot be
guilty of burglary because they did not
commit murder
Judge Hudspeth was doubtful whether
he could sign an order to have Clark
returned to the County Jail Hethought
the order should be issued by the Supreme
Court, but he finally signed it on the
condition that certified copy of the Su-
preme Court decision be attached to tine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
AMERICANS ALL RIGHT.
Ri Cable 10 The United Prcsa.

LONDON. Nov 21, 1S95.-The Constan-
tinople representative of the United Press
telegraplls, under the date of November
20, as follows:
''Shakir Pasha, the Turkish High Com
missioner appointed to enforce the re-
forms in Armenia, reports that the
Hamadieh cavalry are entirely innocent
of participation in the recent massacres
in Asia Minor. with the exception of
one troop. which together with Hussein
Pasha, the commander of the Hamadiehs,
will be court martialled without delay
THE additional warships assigned by
to duty at Constantinop1e are expected
the Italiann and Austrian governments
to arrive here tomorrow and the war
ships of the other powers will follow
shortly.
Each government sends one vessel, in
creasing its naval strength in the Bos-
phorus to two vessels instead of one.
"a telegram from Marsovan announces
that all the Americans there are safe"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-21
MRS. H0ToHKIss' AT HOME.

The second of Mrs. Horace Leslie
Hotchkiss' "at homes was given yester-
terday afternoon at the house of her
mother, Mrs. Daniel Toffey, No. 1O2
Summit avenue Mrs. Hotehkiss was
assisted in receiving by her mother and
Miss Laura Bliss of Englewood and Miss
Grace Toffey Mrs HotchI1iss wore a
black velvet waist and black silk skirt,
Mrs Toffey wore black satin dress,
trimmed with lavender; Miss Bliss dress
also was of light green silk.
The parlors were prettily decorated
with cut flowers and plants, while large
palms and ferns were placed in the hall
During the afternoon chocolate and tea
were served by Miss Toffey and Miss
Bliss, and in the evening dancing was
enjoyed until ten o'clock.