News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-05-05
NOTES

NOTES.
The Kisses and jeers with which
members of the royal family have
been greeted on the streets have had
their like in the experiences of many
a kingly line in the history of Europe.
The dissatisfaction now is with dy-
nasty. But some day every dynasty
in Europe will be Kissed, not because
of it's individual composition, but
because it stands for the monarchical
principle.
Helen Constantinide, a seventeen
old year Greek girl, has started for
the fcOnt to fight for her native land.
She is already hailed as a new Joan
of Arc, but it remains to be seen
whether she will prove a Joan, or
another Greek Helen to exert an evil
influence upon the cause, or simply
a foolish girl led away by senti-
ment, commendable in itself, but
which in her case has been carried to
a reckless extreme.
After struggling with the names of
the modern Greek statesmen and
generals, the reader is not surprised
that Greece has not won pronounced
victories. Valuable time must be
lost 10 calling the commanders by
name, unless there is some Cypher
! code or system OF abDreviatiOn that
can be used Perhaps Rail- was first
! choice for the new cabinet because his
name could be got out quicker than
! TirautatiIaca or AubaXlas or some
Others that require so much grease
as to tax the cUuntry's resources.
The present situation in Europe re-
calls the memorable events OF 1873,
when the Rus slams were Overrunning
| Turkey. They were ready to occupy
! ConstantinOple when Lord Beacons-
field called halt The British pre-
mier took the part OF Turkey III order
to check Russian ambition, and his
political genius was then fully demon
strated His Tory successor, Lord
Salisbury, is playing an entirely diff
ferent game and, unwilIingIy though
it may be, is in reality aiding Rus.
sian schemes tor the conquest ut
southeastern Europe What a con
trast there is between the two states
men!
The recent revival of patriotic
memories has been effective in pro.
ducing societies whose membership
looks back upon ancestors who Offer
ed their lives as pledges OF their love
of country. The Sons of the Ameri.
can revolution, with 5000 members
in thirty-siX states, has Just held =
national congress. and is proposing
union with the Sons of the RevOlu
ton Then there are the DAUGHTERS
Of the American Revolution and the
Daughters of the Revolution. The
spirit of patriotism is infectious, anC
is strongest when handed down iron
sire to son-or daughter. The worlC
moves and there are numerous wit
nesses of its revolutions.
lin the Judgment of the people 0
the state the sale of liquors otheI
than by town agents is an evil, i
ought to be suppressed. The will 0
the people is law, and that will EN-
bodied in legislative action ought tC
be faithfully carried out. For thes'
reasons we would like to see an eX
pertinent made throughout the stat
TO faithfully and rigidly execute thu
prohibitory law. If this is done, ant
there is no reaction of sentimen
against the suppression of the traffic
then every one will know what to eX
pect in the near future. If there is {
reaction strong enough to demand {
; repeal of the law and substitution
of high license system, that viii
settle the matter.-Landmark.
Cornelius N. Bliss, the Secretary 0
the Interior, the other day gave al
audience to band of kickapoo In
dams. He received the aborigines a
: if he were presiding at a meeting q
The New York Chamber of Commerce
After the interview the boss India
: held up Lis right hand horizontal
on an exact level with Mr.. Bliss
. stature. Heap little high" b
J grunted, himself towering a hea,
+ above the secretary. Then the In
f dian placed both of bis open hand
at a distance of about half a foo
from the sides of his head. but
you skookum heap big hearp' h
p finished, pointing to mis- head. Th
: Secretary of Interior positivel
: blushed at the barbarians compl
ment.