News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-05-14

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MoRRIsWLLE AND HYDE PARK.
L. H. DEVILS, EDITOR.
1.-THE many evidences of good will
that come to me from the Green
Mountain State are peculiarly graft
flying" So writes VIM. Mckinley
in a personal letter to the editor of
this paper.
The fact that Boss. Platt of New
York is opposed to Mckinley will get
to the gallant Major a heap more
followers than he will lose. Plattism
may GO in York State, but it will be
found too thin when an attempt is
made to spread it out over the United
States.
We publish this week in the form
of a supplement stenographic re-
port of the testimony given in the
Woodbury-Herald libel suit. So
much interest has been manifested in
this case that we are sure our read
ers will appreciate our efforts to give
them the proceedings in full.
The Bellows Falls Times as a semi
weekly is a great success-not only
because of it's ability to serve up
fresh the local happenings of that
stirring town, but also because its
editorial comments are bright, witty
and pungent. Editor Belknap is do
ing great business with the Times.
This may truly be called the age of
electricity. During the past twenty
five years two electricians, Edison
and Thompson, have received 1107
patents, Edison heading the list of
all inventors with I'll. In 1876, at
the great Centennial Worlds Fair at
Philadelphia, there was hardly an
electrical device shown.
With eggs at 10 cents a dozen and
butter at 16 cents per pound, it is
no wonder the farmer Winces when
he comes to town; but they are the
best prices obtainable just now, and
the farmer takes all he can get and
prays for the life of him that Grover
will never be President of these
United States another term.
The great interest on the part of
the public in who the delegates chosen
to the Republican convention at st.
Louis are for is due to the fact that
the candidate named by these dele
gates is to be the next President of
the United States. The people have
no more concern in what the De-
mocracy will probably do at Chicago
than they have in the weather prog
postications made in a last years
almanac.
We have received from Nashua, a.,
a Especial illustrated edition" of the
Nashua Post. 1t is handsomely
made up and finely illustrated. In
size and shape it is similar to the
Johnson edition issued by US last
week. Nashua, by the way, is one of
the hustling towns of Iowa, and as
it contains many Vermonters, some
of them from Lamoille county, we
strongly suspect they have much to
do with it's prosperity,
The brilliant young Congressman,
L. E. Quigg of New York, has retired
from the editorial management of
the New York Press in order to give
all his time to the theory and
practice of politics. He is succeeded
by Erwin Wardman, and the Press
many Vermont readers may be
assured that the staunch Republican
principles advocated by that paper
will be continued. The Press is now
an ardent Mckinley paper.
OF the 36,917 immigrants landed
at Ellis Island in April, IA, 203 were
Italians. The April statistics for the
five years preceding are: 1891,
59,447; 1892, 63,2S9; 1898, a..
1888; 1894, 26,6S1; 1895, 28,457.
The doors of Castle Garden swing
open too freely when they admit for.
eigners who cannot read or write
their own language and who did nc
productive work in their own coun.
try. The immigration laws need
further lightning.
The passenger department of the
Central Vermont railroad has issued
a new edition of their Summer
Homes which contains much valua.
BILE information for those who wish
to enjoy the comfort and pleasure OF