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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

The Westfield correspondent of the
Newport Express writes that paper
as follows concerning the Johnson
Normal and the excellent work done
there:-
Quite a delegation from this place
went to johnson last week to attend
the graduation exercises at the Nor
NAL school and to see four more of
Westfeld's most promising daughters
graduate. The class consisted of Is
young ladies', all of whom graduated
with honors. The examination board
pronounced it the brightest class that
has been examined at any of our Nor
NAL schools for long time. The hall
was very prettily decorated with
the class colOrs, pink and green, and
thegraduates we're attired in costumes
for the occasion of these COlOTs, and
wore white gloves and slippers and
carried flowers. An eye witness says
they looked very pretty and present
ed d fine appearance when they
marched into the hall to the music of
johnson cOrnet band. Class parts
we're assigned to each member of the
class, but they thought it best to
have speaker and engaged Prof.
Walter E. Howard of Middlebury
college, who gave a splendid address
on the subject True Socialism. "
Supt. NJ. S. Stone, and Prin. Bunker
of Peacham Academy were also pres
pnt and made short addresses. The
class motto, which struck us as being
very interesting and appropriate
one, "Out of the Life of School Into
the school of Life" The graduation
exercises were Thursday afternoon
and in the evening the class gave a
reception, which was followed by a
concert and promenade, the Johnson
band furnised music for the occasion.
The young ladies from this town
graduated are Misses Ada Brown,
Dollie ,Trumpass, Helen Wakefield
and Ruth Wright. Sarah Dixon and
Grace Chaffee are standing well in
their classes and will finish the course
in one or two terms. Although, the
Johnson Normal is the best one in
the state, and the only one having
a training school for teachers, Presi-
dent Bunker of the State Board of
Education says there is to be a de-
cided improvement in this school in
the near future. There will be a
higher standard required for en-
trance and, at no distant day, one
will probably be Obliged to be a
graduate of IA high school in order to
enter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

Send in your subscriptions at
once, or be sure to see our agent
when at your place. For time of
annual collecting trip see notice
in another column.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
A STOLEN MATCH.
The Daughter of a Prominent Vermonter
Marries the Man of Her Choice.


Marries the Man of Her Choice.
Col. Myron NJ. Parker of Washing
ton, D. c., has many friends in this
city and in Vermont and is well
known throughout the country. His
friends here have been very much sur
prised to learn that Col. Parker s
daughter was married to Horace ii.
Burdette last May. The young
groom is of the firm of W. W. Bur-
dette & Son and is we'll known in
Washington. The fact of the mar
riage has only just leaked out, and,
at present, some of the members of
the immediate families are still ignor
ant of the details of the event.
The Parkers and the Burdettes are
near neighbours and reside in preten-
tious edifcs on Vermont avenue. 1t
was no secret that there was an at
tachment between Miss Hattie Park
er and Horace Burdette. They were
frequently in each Others society, and
people for whom these little affairs
possess an especial charm, predicted
long ago that match was not far
distant. Nevertheless, they will be
quite as much surprise as were the
members of the respective families to
learn the that young people were we'd
ded last spring.
Miss Parker is charming and at
tractive young lady, while Mr.. Bur
dette is not only successful young
business man but is extremely pOpu-
lar in social circles So far as is
Known, there was no objection OIL
either side to the marriage, and the
impression is that the young people
had the knot tied in such an informal
manner merely for the sake of ro-
nance. Miss Parker's friends in YER
mont wish her many years of matri-
monial felicity .-Burlington Daily
News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
GREENSBORO BEND.
Debated News.l

Mrs J. p Stoddard, who came to assist
during the sickness OF her brother. A. d. Rol-
Inns, has returned to her home in Boston.
Miss Dora Rollins will remain for a time
with her aunt, Mrs. A. d. Rollins,
Mr.. Eastman, who has been i'll for some
two years or more departed this lite Satur-
day morning, the 10th, and was buried Mon
day. Funeral at the NJ E. church. His re-
mains we're taken to Topsham for interment.
The little daughter of C. A. Silver has been
on the sick list for the past week, but is out
again now.
The wife and daughter of Henry Eastman
of Keene, n H., have been i'll here at the
home OF his father. They are reported better
now.
F. G. Bucklin of Rutland was in town Mon
day.
Mrs. Eugere Anair died of consumption
and was buried last week Wednesday.
There has been great number of deaths in
this vicinity this winter, mostly among
elderly people.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

Retroactive legislation for political
advantage has come to be quite d
common occurrence in Tennessee.
Two years ago. in order to keep out
of the executive chair the Republican
candidate who bad been elected bv
the people. the Democratic Lpgi>ia
turp passed II law whereby it might
go behind the returns. Now the Dem
ocrats intend to pass another law
framed for the express purpose of
preventing a successful contest upon
the part of another candidate for
governor. Bnt legislation that is re-
troactive is also likely to be reactive
upon the party that enacts it.
The Tennessee Democrats may live to
be sorry that they established such
precpdpnts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption.

This is the best medicine in the
world for all forms of coughs and
colds and for consumption. Every
bottle is guaranteed. 1t will cure
and not disappoint. 1t has no equal
for whooping cough, asthma, hay
fever, pneumonia, bronchitis, lagrip-
pc, cold in the head and for consump-
ton. 1t is safe for all ages, pleasant
to take, and above all a sure cure. 1t
is always well to take DR.. Kings New
Life Pills in connection with DR.
Kings New Discovery, as they regu-
late and tone the bowels. We
guarantee perfect satisfaction or re-
turn money. Free trial bottle at H.
j. DwinelPs drug store. Regular
size so cents and 81 90.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

SPRINGFIELD's ELEPHANT. Spring
field evidently has an elephant on her
hands in the shape Of a partially
completed electric road. The town
was asked to take 100000 Of the
stock, the sale OF 100000 being
sufficient to complete therOad. Town
bonds were not required until the
cars were running. The town did as
agreed and purchased the 100000.
Of the remaining $4,000, about
$25, 900 has been purchased by citi-
zans and others, and now the road is
stalled. no one wishing to invest fur
ther. The latest proposal is that the
town guarantee theinterest on $780,
600 at five per cent. for twenty years
to finish up the road. The people
naturally object, for the money to be
thus paid is to be raised by taxation,
necessitating the mortgaging of the
entire taxable property of the town,
and then there is no certainty that
the road when completed will ever
make running expenses, to say moth
ing of dividends on stock. Twenty
two per cent. of the railroads in New
England pay no dividends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
$1.25 Outside LamOilIG Co.

Subscribers outside the county
can have the paper during 1897
for $1.25, if they remit before the
new year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

The goodqualities Of the NEWS
AND CITIZEN needs no special
mention here. Almost everybody
reads it and no well regulated
household is complete withoutit.
1t is a Lamoille County paper,
and aims to give all the news
from the various towns.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

When foreign scientists bestow gold
medals upon Americans it is a pretty
safe guess that the honor is deserved.
A Rochester astronomer, Professor
Swift, has just received a medal from
England to add to his already large
stock. Young America has grown so
tall that his head is nearer to the
stars than anybody's else.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

This offer is madealik to both
old and new subscribers, but is
confined strictly to Lamoille Co.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
S1.OO 4 YEAR
In LamOille County!

AND OIlIALN dJ UAIc ABOVE
price send in your sub
ScriptiOn Immediately and
the paper will be sent to
you during 1897.
We want to add 2OOOneW
names to our list, and we
therefore make this re-
markable offer. No one
can afford to be without
the county paper at this
price.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27
What We CIub With.

AS a rule we refrain from club
bling. That is really postmas-
ter's business. Hehas the timeto
attend to it, and can get you any
periodical at a low rate. He is
where you can see him every day
and therefore you can blow him
up if the paper fails to come.
However we have a few special
bargains that wecan offer to our
county subscribers only. Here
they are
News and Citizen
and ($1.6O
Boston Weekly Journal
News and Citizen !
New York Weekly Press
News and Citizen
and }$1.60.
Mirror and Farmer
News and Citizen)
and $3.50
Rutland Herald
News and Citizen |
and H$1.7
N. Y. Tri-Weekly World
News and Citizen
and $500
Boston Daily Journal
News and Citizen
and 1880
N. Y. Daily Press
Parties out of the county may
have any of the above by adding
20 cents. No out of the state
subscriptions taken for the. Boss
ton Weekly Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

Fifty-two Specimens of Fish in Vermont
Something for the anglers season
of rumination may beeXtracted from
the report of the United States COM
missioner of fish and fisheries for
1896. 1t is little pamphlet of less
than 30 pages, containing an annO-
tated list of the fish known to in
habit the waters of Vermont. The
paper is based chiefly upon Obsarva-
tOns and collections made in July,
1894, in the interest of the national
museum. The Investigation showed
that the Vermont waters contained
50 specimens of fish. Previous to
the Investigations made that year
the waters of the state were known
to contain 4S specimens, listed by
Rev. ZAdock Thompson, Vermont's
historian. Mr.. ThOmpson's investi-
cation was made over 80 years ago
and WAS done with great care. The
pamphlet contains many extracts
from Mr. ThompsOn's observations
which will be of interest to all ang-
lers. The list of game,fsh is large,
but the Investigations tell sad
story of depleted waters, caused by
refuse from mills and Ots5ructing
dams. Trout and bass and lOngp,
abound in certain waters, white fish
hold their own, but the salmon,
which in the old days made ripples in
the river by their migratiOns, are
disaDDearing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-01-27

A torpid liver means bad complexion, bad
breath, Indigestion and frequent headaches
To avoid such complaints take DeWitt's Lit
tie Eearly Risers, the famous little pills G.
b. Foss, Geo b. Allen. II. J. Dwiuell, G. p.
Jones, Shattuck & Son, j. j. Vearen, Dr.
Hubbe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
THE GIANT

same size, the gear would have been
1872, whereas it has been geared down tO
81. The left hand chain and sprockets
can be clearly seen in the engraving.
The total length of the machine is II
feet.
The tires are pneumatic tires, made
exactly in the same way as the ordinary
Vim roadster tire. and they are, there
fore, single tubes. This Jumbo"
among cycles has been put to practical
test on the roads, having been ridden
from Boston to Brockton, Mass, a dis
lance of rs miles, and from there to
Concord, N. H., 1925 miles distant. We
can realize that it has found it's proper
field of work when we are informed
that it has done duty in many torch
light parades, political and otherwise.
1t should be mentioned that the front
tire is II and the rear tire is inches in
diameter, the latter being about half
an inch thick on the tread. The large
wheels have spokes half an inch in
diameter, and the small wheel spokes
are one-quarter inch diameter.-Scien-
tifc American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
rRAcK-RAclNe RULES.
Keeping to the Left Is Considered the
Only Proper Thing.

Keeping to The Left Is Considered the
Only Proper Thing.
There are very few people who have
paid n particular attention to the
manner inwhich men ride on the track.
The general inclination of an ordinary
person is to go to the right, and it is
said that if a person be taken out in q
wilderness and allowed to roam at his
free will he will slowly and surely do
scribe a circle to the right and return
almost to the starting point. On the
bicycle race track, the rule is reversed.
The men always ride to the left; that is,
their left side is toward the inside ofthe
track, or pole, as it is more generally
known. One would imagine that if the
rule were changed and the men rode to
the right better results would be OBJ
tanned, but this is quite the contrary,
practical demonstrations having proven
TINT the present method is the best for
fast riding. 1t is not only better, bat
safer to the rider, especially ON the
turns, where the change in position
makes q rider more cautious than he
would be were the turns to the right.
The racing men soon become accus.
toned TO this method Of riding, how.
ever, and get as bold and risky as if
they were going in the opposite direc.
ton. To many followers at the track
it would be a strange turn around il
the track riding was done with tbs
right to the pole.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
Fad for Monogram Fam.

The monogram fan bids fair to be-
come quite a fad It is really a pretty
fancy, and can be made into a much-
priced souvenir. Get a fan with u plain,
smooth back body" and then hesiege
your friends and acquaintances with
requests for their seals, ~crests, notices
and monographs. Or you can cut these
from notes and letters. Trim them
carefully and paste them smoothly ON
the fan, taking care not to let them
come in the folds" The entire fan
may be so carefully and evenly covered
that the background will be hiddeR.
Do your FASTING carefully, and see how
artistically you can arrange your trO-
miles,.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
west Indie GinRer Cnko.,

Boil for 20 minutes one quart Of the
very best molasses with a large cupful
of yellow sugar. Stir into it one pound
Of fresh butter, one pint of West India
preserved ginger with one cupfui of the
strip from it, and one tablespoonful
of pounded and sifted race ginger.
Remove from the fire. Slft two or three
quarts of -four into a large tray bowl,
make a hole in the middle of it and pour
in the ingredients. When cool enough
to handle mix with as much -four as il
win take up into a pliable dough; rolf
out thin, cut into round cakes and
bake crisp and brown.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
IN CYCLFDOM.
a PromInent Whaafman Gives some VaI-
liable Points to Riders.

q PROMINENT Wheafman Gives some VaI-
liable Points to Bidera
A bicycle saddle that viii suit all per-
sons and be ridden on with comfort By
anyone has not yet been invented.
though the attempt at getting a. OF
this kind has resulted in there being
placed on the market hundreds Of
saddles of various styles and makes.
Out OF this large variety it is itnpos-
sible for a rider to find a suitable saddle.
It is necessary in order to get comfort
out of a saddle to have it properly adj
justed. Different riders have different
way Of adjusting their saddles, but The
question is so and of so much
Importance that many of them have
studied the matter very closely.
In tho League of American Wheelmen
Bulletin and Good Roads, Mr.. Walter
L. Smith, a prominent rider Of Salem,
Mass, gives some points of question
Of saddle adjustment that will prove
If value to all riders.
Says Mr.. Smith: "No one thing will
tire a rider so quickly as m improper
adjustment of his saddle. If the saddle
is too high every revolution of the ped
ais causes the rider to slide from side
to side, strains the muscles of the legs
and back. and brings almost the entire
weight Of the body upon the end of the
spinal column. If the saddle is too low
the muscles Of the legs are cramped into
an unnatural position and have no OPP
portunity to relax themselves. If the
saddle is perfectly adjusted the mus
cles of the legs have a little rest al
ternately, as each pedal reaches the low
est point in its revolution. 1t is esti-
mated that the human heart rests nine
hours every "a, It gets this rest be-
tween beats. The muscles of the legs
will rest in the same way at each rev.
olution if the saddle is adjusted prop
erly,
'"Fo get a proper adjustment, fasten
your saddle as nearly right as you can
judge, and then sit On Your machine.
You will probably try several times.
When you have it so that your heel
will just touch the pedal at its lowest
point and leave your leg perfectly
straight you have it right, so far as
height is concerned. The question
whether the saddle shall be forward
or back of the perpendicular post must
be determined by the state of the rider
and the make of the wheel. My own
saddle is in front, very close to the per-
pendicular. 1 ride day after day with
my saddle adjusted as I have set forth,
and handle bars just low enough to
throw a little weight upon my arms.
If 1 get tired at all I am tired all over
and not in M or two places; viz, the
small of the back and the muscles of
the legs. 1 therefore conclude that 1
have found the proper adjustment for
my saddle"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
WOMAN AND HOME
1As SEWING RocM.
Every H~ousekecper should Insist Upon
Having One ARRANGED.


EVERY Housekeeper should insist Upon
Having One ArranEed.
Have you a room which you keep es-
pecially for sewing2 If you nave not,
I would advise you to arrange for n
without delay, for it can be obtained ut
q very trifling cost, while the comfort
it affords cannot be reckoned.
A large room is not needed for this
purpose, and, in fact, a small one is
more desirable; for in it all the appli-
ances of work can be kept more easily
at hand. Care should be taken, how
ever, that the light is not DISTRACTED by
window hangings, and shades, arranged
80 that they can be raised to the full
height of the window, are all the cur
tains necessary.
A low chair is best to sew in, and if
1t be a rocker, so much the better, while
some people use their piazza chairs
for this purpose during the winter
months.
To hold up the arms while cutting,
even for a short time, is extremely
fatiguing, and for this reason the cut
ting table should be low, and should
also be on casters, so that it can be
moved at win.
The little cutting tables that are sold
IA the large dry goods stores are very
convenient, for they have one edge
marked OF in inches, like a tape meas
ure, and can be folded up and put away
when the cutting is over.
Besides the sewing machine, the room
should contain a scrap basket, a rag
bug, a pattern bag, a chest of drawers,
which car be made from an old bureau,
and two or three footstools.
A small covered board, for pressing,
is, of course, a necessity in this room,
while a f~atiron, an iron holder, and iron
rest should accompany the board, and it
is well to have al oil or gas stove in the
room, so hat the iron can be heated
without frequent trips to the kitchen.
OF course, if you have an old discard
ed extension table, it will be found a
valuable addition to the sewing-room,
especially when cutting out large gar
ments, because for this purpose you re-
quire a table at least three feet in width,
and five feet or more in length.
If you find it necessary to employ a
Seamstress, to help out with the fam
lily sewing, she will fully appreciate this
secluded nook, while as for busy imam
ma" when she has a bit of important
sewing which must be done, and she
wishes to be free from domestic cares
for awhile, in order to finish it, she viii
indeed hail this room as a welcome re-
treat.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
gPRoCKET

to place it on any make Of bicycle,
A sleeve is screwed on the axle end
in the same as a step, and over
this is slipped the hub of an arm, ex-
tending down and forward, the hub
being held on the sleeve by a lock nut.
At the lower end Of this arm is a sleeve
carrying a ~ball-bearing axle, on which
is mounted the intermediate gear. The
axle is made adjustable, TO bring the
intermediate gear in line with the two
sprockets.
Midway in the length of the reav
fork a clamp is placed, carrying a
threaded section of a brace, the other
threaded section being fastened to the
sleeve carrying the intermediate gear
axle and the two connected by a turn
buckle. The combination of the turn
buckle and this forward bruce gives a
most efficient method Of adjusting the
chain without disturbing the wheel in
the frame. By dispensing with the
short bend in the chain at the hub
sprOcket l claim to do away with the
binding friction at this point, and tests
by riders show that a higher gear can
be used without a noticeable increase in
power expended.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27
orlllod Almonds Are Dellolou..

Grilled almonds make 9 delicious
bonbon, and may be readily made a
home. Blanch a cupful of almonds and
dry them thoroughly. Boil one cup Of
graduated sugar with q quarter Of q
cup Of water until it "hairs," thea
throw In the blanched almonds. Let
them cook in this drup. stirring them
oc~caaionally, until they become . dcal.
cate golden brown before the suRur
changes. AZ soon a. the sugar com.
menees to take op aaeolor quickly tska
the pan from the fire and stir tia a.
nnOnds rapidly until the nirup haa
turned back 70 sugzr and eaineA IN
regularly to The nuts.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27

conversational method. The child re-
cited and sang in the language before
3 medical association, illustrating her
fathers lecture ON Greek, and so
pleased we're the physicians that they
cent her an engraved scroll thanking
her for the entertainment. Even Rev.
Archimandrite Agathordoros Papa
georgopoulos, q Greek resident of New
York, was charmed, so no higher praise
% necessary. Then DIR. Rose procured
q French governess for awhile, and in
q short time SO proficient was Maria
that one could not tell whether Eng
Gsh. French or Greek was her native
tongue.
Not content with these languages she
learned another to surprise the doctor.
She attended the Sacred Heart convent
and managed to learn German from
some scholars who speak the language.
She gave the doctor no hint of her
scheme till one day at home she broke
into a conversation he was holding with
. German friend and her triumph was
complete. DIR. Rose is very proud of
she child and she is not forced to study
Hnore than she wishes.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-02-27

blossoms drop off, the little stump
must be left ON the vine, as the next
year a similar bunch of buds will grow
Out of the center of the same stump.
This plant is easily prOpagated from
Q well-matured leaf, but it's growth is
very slow, three years being required
to form sufficient strength of vine to
bear blossoms. 1t thrives in partial
shade in a soil of turfy, sandy loan,
and it must have good drainage. The
matter of drainage is very important,
as this plant does not like reporting
or being disturbed in sny way. The
soil may be strengthened by removing
some of the old portion and filling up
the pot with fresh well-enriChed earth.
American Agriculturist.