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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

New York Post.

New York Post.
Popovers are a delicious form of hot
bread, and, being light, they are especially
appropriate for warm weather. Mix in a
bowl one cup Of milk, one cup Of sifted
-four, one unbeaten egg. and a little salt.
Whip the mixture with a large egg beater
until il Is as smooth as cream and full Of
little bubbles. Meanwhile, the popover pan.
which is q set of deep iron cups, has been
placed in the oven to get very hot. When
the batter is ready. put two tablespoon
fuls i'm each cup, and bake for half an hour
in a quick oven. They should puff over the
tops of the cups. Good Housekeeping sug-
gests substituting the recipe for popovers
for Yorkshire pudding. which time-honored
compound is really rather soggy and UNI
wholesome. after all. Half an hour before
the roast of beef Is done mix the popovers
and set the pan under the grating which
holds the beef. If this cannot be done in
the ordinary roasting pan, lift the roast TO
a grating. which place on the shelf above
the pan containing the popovers. The drip
pings from the roast will fall on the pop
overs as they bake. Arrange them around
the roast when it is brought 10 the table.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
REASONS FOR THE MODERN SOCIAL
ROUTINE PLAINLY E FORTH.
Fine NeedlewOrk Becoming an Hon.
Ored Art Again-Bags. Useful
and Ornamental.

Before long every one viii be home, and
our nice quiet town will be full of returned
travellers. and our peaceful days. will be
over sighed the woman to the best friend
as they sat in the parlor window looking
out on the deserted streets, and listening
in the distance to the trolley cars noisy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
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JST so sure as the
time approaches for
a general change in
fashions, princess
styles are pushed to
the front. They are
on view now, in
gowns so numerous
and so handsome
that they cannot
fail TO impress shop
pers. Consideration
of model W
might almost bring
conviction h a {
these fancies would
be adopted gener-
ally, but there is no
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

STA and many other disorders of the
stomach, salt and water will prove an
effective remedy; and for collie, a teaspoon
full In half a cupful of cold water, taken
as soon as possible, is a speedy cure. The
same quantity taken before breakfast is
very good. The West Indian negroes de-
clare that plenty of salt, administered at
once, will stop a coming attack of cholera.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

The Housedeeper-
Bags of different shapes and sizes, while
formerly considered among the luxuries,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Shirtwaist gowns grow in favor from
month to month and are unrivaled for all
occasions OF simple dress. This one is
made Of prune-colOred henrietta with trim
ming of embroidery and chemisette and
cuffs of cream-colored cloth stitched. The
sailor waist is always becoming and in
cludes the newest sleeves. while the nine
gored skirt means ample and graceful flare
at the feet. a May Mantou pattern OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
Are You Going to Make Your Easter
Duty7

There are always some Catholics
God help them-to whom the Easter
duty is not even a memory, says a
modern Catholic writer. Year has fol-
lowed year, and Easter has followed
Easter, and now even conscience has
ceased to sting as the summer comes
in and the yearly duty has been neg
lected. To them we say: Here is a
chance to begin anew. You may not
have another. Take it; the time is
short, but is surely long enough; in
Gods name, take it.
There are some who have not ap-
preached the sacraments for many
years, but in whom the voice of con-
science is not yet silent AS Easter
comes round, there is little remorse,
little regret, a half-longing, half
fearful feeling that tortures the heart
with the first throes of despair. There
is the devil who says: "All is lost;
what is the good of trying to regain
your faith and your hope?" All is not
lost. You have a chance. The time
is short now, but there is time. It is
Gods grace that is knocking at your
heart: In Gods name, let it in.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
NEW MONROE DOCTRINE.
written for the Irish World by Rob
ert Ellis Thompson.)

written for the Irish World by Rob
ert Ellis Thompson.)
The efforts of England to work US
up INTO fury at Russia for not evac.
Gaung Manchuria does not seem to
nave met with much success. Our
STATE department has so far retrieved
y. y nrst blunder as to continue its pro-
teSslon Of faith in Russia's honesty
" Ine lively disgust of London, and
TnSpeclally Of the Times. The tone OF
-lsilsn opinion at this moment is
u nuch like that of Mr.. Kipling's poem.
- - which he warned England against
fo Ie Bear" It is lyric, after low
i5saS I rather than reasonable and
s ~p.,omatic. The harder the thing
MY TElu about Russia the better ii
""en They Touch There Must Be
n. War.
MD nuI all this is for a reason with
which Americans have no possible
5 UlceIn' Two big empires have been
fo os toward each other in Asia
rbo nan a century past, and the time
en lhey must collide cannot be far
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
EngIand's Ridiculous Excuse.

The excuse is that England spent
money and men in opening that gulf
to commerce, and that this gives her
the reason given by Russia for retain
ing kind of hold on Manchuria, even
alter the evacuation of the province,
through the concessions she asks
from China She, too, has spent
money and men in making Manchuria
a comparatively orderly place and in
opening it's commerce to the world,
and especially to America. London
has no words strong enough to eX-
press its contempt of that claim as
made by Russia, but applauds it when
put forward in behalf of British in
terests."
But England's outlay of men and
money in its wars of trade and ag-
erosion on Persia have nothing to do
with the western side of the gulf,
which belongs to the Turkish empire;
and nothing to do with it's upper wa
tiers below Bagdad, which also is
Turkish territory. And now that Rus
STA has a mortgage on Persia it does
not seem IndI IHe eastern cOdSI is
much under British control. In fact,
as any but fatwitted diplomatist
must see, the only effect of the decla-
ration is to exhibit to the world the
nervous condition of England's rulers,
especially as to everything that con-
Germs the Indian empire. The Monroe
Doctrine was an expression of grow
ing strength and confidence in a
young country. The Lansdowne Doc
trine is an expression of timidity and
weakness in a country (which has
seen better days.
ROBT. ELLIS THOMPSON.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23

That which embitters the mind is
that we cast on others the malice and
bitterness that we have in ourselves.
When the mind is tranquil in the en-
joyment of the truth, and the peace
Of a good conscience, then, as we
have nothing bitter in ourselves, we
have only sweetness for others. The
true sign of innocence either pre-.
served or recovered is sweetness
Bossuet.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
SHORT SERMONS.

Never to hurt those who have hurt
us is a great virtue, and generously
to forgive an insult shows great cour-
age. It is great glory to forgive
when one could easily revenge ones
self-St. Isidore.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
REV. A. MORRISSEY. c. S. C., President
THE POPULAR MAN

In ladies society Is always the man that Is
faultlessly dressed. Good clothes pave the
perfect In At and style they must be cut to
hang right and to fit right. with all the skilled
tailor's finest touches. We will make you .
suit of the most fashionable cut, and OF perfect
hit at q reasonable prize.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
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Rooms to Rent, moderate charges to students
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A limited number Of Candidates for the
Ecclesiastical state will be received at special
rates.
st. Edwards Hail. for boys under - years,
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The 59th year will open September 9, 1902.
Catalogues Free. Address.
REV. A. MORRISSEY, c. S. c., President
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Send in rs cents for your years
subscription Tor rs cents, with all old
arrears) and secure a handsome vol.
ume Of Father Elliots Life OF
Christ"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
The Lansdowne Doctrine.

The Lansdowne Doctrine compares
with that as does the fatwitted and
unfeeling Irish landlord compare with
the second of the Adamses and the
greatest. The Lansdowne Doctrine
is simply a declaration that the inter-
ests of England in the Persian gulf
warrant her in trying to keep every
other country from its shores. The
especial reason for putting it forward
at this time is that railroad is about
to be constructed to Bagdad, chiefly
by GerSna ncapital and under German
auspices. England wants no such
railroad, just as she wanted no Suez
canal She wanted no canal because
that put every country along the Med
iterranean nearer to the east than
she was, and thus destroyed her mo-
nopoly of Asiatic trade She wants
no railroad, because that will make
her control of the canal worth less.
But Germany has been too clever
with the sultan, organizing and drill
ing his armies. and making him feel
that Berlin can do more for him than
any other capital in Europe. So the
Germans have got the right to build
the railroad to Bagdad, which means
a quicker and easier access to India
by ships from that point down the
Persian gulf than by the long and
sweltering route down the Red sea.
So everybody, and Germany especial
ly, is warned not to try to effect any
occupation of that coast
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23

Our lives by acts exemplary not
only win themselves good names, but
do to others give matter for virtuous
deeds, by which we live.-Chapman.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23

AS long as we are in this morta
life, nothing is more necessary for us
than humility.-St. Teresa.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23

to arrange their affairs, including
their commercial relations, as they
pleased: and they have done so, for
the most part, for England's benefit,
and to our injury. 1t was such dec
laration as no modern imperialist
would think of making, unless he
first saddled it with every kind of de-
mand for exclusive terms in trade,
the granting of coaling stations and
the right of interference whenever we
judged the protected countries disor-
derby. But of all these things there
is not word in the great declaration
of 1923, the most magnanimous act in
the diplomatic history of the modern
world.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Old Homestead" at Burlington last
Thursday.
Leo Moody is employed as clerk in
Miles, McMahon & Co.'S. store.
N Bigelow returned last Saturday
from Salem, Mass, to attend to some
business matters.
s. FL. Kaiser has iustreceived a long
deserved pension of $12 per month,
with $3.50 back pay.
d. NJ. Welsh of Burlington was in
town yesterday in the interest of the
Experiment station.
Rev. d. l.. Evans has moved into
the M, e parsonage, which he will oc-
cupy the coming year.
Roswell Russell has purchased the
Robinson lot back of the lower village
for consideration OF $3.50.
c. D. Swazey & Co. of Barre set a
handsome granite monument for the
late l.. 6 Atwood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kaiser are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the
birth of a daughter Sunday night.
Several Stowe relatives attended
the funeral of Mrs. Ernest Clifton at
Waterbury Center yesterday after
noon.
Miss Anna C. Bracket will arrive
at her summer home in this place
May 1, about month earlier than
usual.
Miss Hattie Pratt has finished her
course in the business college in Bur-
lington and is now at home with her
parents.
After week of license Stowe is still
doing business at the old stand and
there seems to have been little or
nothing of the disorder attending the
opening of saloons in other places.
Seventy-five thousand trout fry,
from the U. S. hatchery at st. Johns
bury, were placed in Lake Mansfield
Mondey. This makes 127, 900 trout
which have now been placed in the
lake.
DR.. E A. Bradbury, who has been a
practieing physician in Stowe for sew
eral years, moves this week to Brattle-
boro. DR.. Bradbury has made many
friends here who will regret his leav-
ing town.
Strauss Bros. of Boston finished
their decorating contract on the Axe
ley Memorial Building Saturday.
Plate glass to the value of nearly
$500 arrived for the building Satur-
day.
J. S. Reynolds, real estate agent
from Essex Junction, was in town
Monday looding up farms suitable
for country homes for city people.
He has a list of twenty names of peo-
pie who are desirous of finding such
places to purchase.
Mansfield Mountain Grange holds
it's next meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Chaplin in Stowe
Hollow; picnic dinner will be served
and every granger present will be ex-
pected to furnish something for the
literary program of the day.
The High School ball team met it's
Waterloo in the game with Peoples
Academy Saturday. The boys seem
to have become discouraged when
they found they were up against a
superior team and did not put up as
good a game as they we're capable of.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
MOSCOW.

Ward Collins and wife were away Sunday.
Mrs. ]. j. Irving of Burlington is visiting
here.
Stanley Adams appeared Saturday with a
new buggy.
School commenced Monday with the usual
attendance.
Miss Carrie Brown visited friends in Water
bury last week.
Rev. R. W. Collins was at the home of his
son, w. R. Collins, last week.
Mrs. Harrison Smith and son of Morrsville
visited at Geo. Slayton's Sunday.
Mrs. W. W. Adams is entertaining her aunt,
Mrs, Rhoda Greene, of Burlington.
e. L. Graham OF Montpelier is here this
week, having the last of his logs sawed.
Orlo Towne has ajob OF painting in Morris
Vile which he is doing this fine weather.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

The funeral of Mark j. Cobb was
held in Unity church on Sunday, April
26, at 2 p. m. The young man had
many friends amonglhis patrons and
town-people, and there was large
attendance at the funeral. The floral
decorations were the most beautiful
that have been seen in Stowe for a
long time. There were many ported
plants and cut flowers. In front OF
the pulpit hung a heavy wreath OF
white and pink roses, the gift of the
business men of the village. The at
tending clergymen was the Rev. l. P.
Booth of Morrisville. lie was assist
ed by Rev. VIM. Excel and Rev. D.
L. Evans of Stowe. A. A. Pike and
DR.. FL. W. Barrows had charge of the
arrangements. The bearers were
Leon Cobb, Eugene Cobb, Warner
Nelson, Allen Thompson, Mr.. Norton
of Lyndon and Hiram Davis of Glov-
er. The singers were Mrs. FL. W. Bar
rows, Mrs. Alice Raymond, Harry
Burnham and A. FL. Cheney. Among
the relatives present from out of town
were Mrs. Cobb's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton from Glover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Davis of Glover, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton of Lyndon, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. d. L. Peck. Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Peck of Gilmore and Mr.. aud Mrs. F.
Jackson of Garfield.
Mrs. M. j. Cobb desires to express
her heartfelt thanks to the friends
who showed her so many kindnesses
in her bereavement, also to the sing
ers and those who presented flowers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
WOLCOTT.

Walter BedeIl is i'll with pneumonia.
W. 7. Mead was in Underhill over
Sunday.
Henry Parker is working for O. j.
Putnam.
Albert 8oardman went to Burling-
ton last week.
Joe. Denton has moved onto the
Joel Pond farm.
j. E. Wheeler has rented the Meth
odist parsonage.
u. h. Downing transacted business
in Hyde Park Saturday.
Frank Doying and family are visit
Jog in North Montpelier.
Clark Parker was over from st.
JohnsbuIy the past week.
G. I. Allen and wife spent Sunday
with friends in Morristown. X
Marshall McClary spent Sunday
with his parents in Craftsbury.
Mrs. Alma E. Newell of Brookfeld
is cooking at the Wolcott House.
Read Flies advertisement. He is
Well stocked with up-to.date goods.
U. j. Mudgett and wife were guests
OF friends in Burlington last Friday.
States Attorney BickneI was up
from johnson Tuesday on legal bust
ness.
Winnie GOwan has returned from
Burlington and is to work for Will
TWiss.
Anna Phillips is expected home
from Barton, where she has spent the
winter.
Lewis Bouvais will move his family
to the Fife block from Craftsbury
this week.
Rev. l. P. Booth will preach at the
Universalist church next Sunday at
2 80 pm.
Pin Rogers and family of Greens.
boro passed Sunday at Wallace Nc
Kinstry's.
Allen Jones of Calais has moved
his family into the rooms recently oc-
cupied by +. Il. Wheeler.
Fred Herrick, the genial clerk at
the Wolcott hotel, leaves this week
for New York on vacation.
Mrs. E. NJ. Jordan and Miss Matte
Hyde of Hardwick were visitors at S.
A. Flies the first of the week.
D4~p--Aorgan, wife and son left for
Littleton, N. H., to-day-Wednesday
to make their future home.
Miss Fife Darling concludes her en-
gagement at G. E. Haskell's next
week and returns to her home.
Miss E 5hel Mckinley, formerly the
assistant at the post Office, left Mon
day for her home in Syracuse, N. Y.
A party was held at S. of V. hall
Monday evening in honor of V. M.
Darling. Mr.. Darling was presented
with a fine initial ring.
Mrs. Minnie May Taylor OF Bos-
ton, Mass, formerly ofthis place, had
a very successful operation performed
upon her the Oath of last month, the
cause being internal injuries from an
encounter with burglars some over a
year ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
THANKS FOR GENEROUS HOSPITALITY.

To THE PEOPLE OF STowE:-
/ take this opportunity to thank the good
people of Stowe for their generous response
to the call of the management of Lamoille
Teachers Association for entertainment of
teachers. 1t was suggested to the manage
ment at late day, that with the permission
OF the Hardwick people the meeting might be
held there this year, and in this way aid
might be had from the State. For this rea-
son it has been decided to hold the meeting
there the 18th and 10th OF May. We may
decide to hold the meeting here next year.
G. l.. CowLEs
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do
hereby agree to refund the money on
a 5Ocent bottle of Greene's War
ranted Syrup of Tar, if it fails to cure
your cough or cold. We also guar
antee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
Hall & Cheney, Dwinell Pharmacy; c. P.
Jones, johnson; W. L. Bennett, Eden Mills
q. Douglass, Morristown; &C. Fisher, North
Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
STOWE.
Additional locals on page 3

Additional locals on page 3.
B. E. Buzzell was up from Richmond
recently.
Mrs. Obed Flanders suffered a shock
last week.
L. A. Pike visited his Stowe friends
over Sunday.
Ira Mum is visiting his sons in
Saranac, N. Y.
Tom Douglas begun work in Mont
pelier Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. M. Bugbee were in
town Saturday.
Mrs. W. M. Douglas has been quite
ill tor several days.
Warner Nelson was in Montpelier
the first of the week.
Miss Sarah Mayo was in Montpelier
on business Monday.
Will Shaw of Bethel called on his
Stowe friends Thursday.
c. F. Eddy was in Boston and vicin-
ity on business last week.
Joe Russell is learning the barber
trade in G. D. Gibbs shop.
PIG. Wright of Montpelier was "a
visitor in town yesterday.
Mrs. Julia Irving of Hampton, Va,
is visiting friends in Stowe.
Elmer Robinson of Elmore was a
recent guest at his fathers.
Clifford Terrill of Burlington was a
visitor in town over Sunday.
jeff Sherman, who is now resident
of Sodom, is visiting in town.
Miss Cornie Brush visited her sister
in Montpelier Monday night.
Mrs. Bertha Cullen from Jonesville
has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Barrows of Bethel is the guest
of her son, DR.. Ell. W. Barrows.
Mrs. C. L. Mcmahon was in Bur-
lington and Williston last week.
Newell Bigelow from Salem, Mass,
Friday night in improved health.
Mike Ready of Boston is spending
a few days at Meriden Marshall's.
]. A. Kellogg of Montpelier was in
town on business last Wednesday.
f. E. Graham and F. A. Walker of
Montpelier were in town yesterday.
Misses Agnes Smith and Mabel Carr
were visitors in Waterbury Friday.
Miss Stella Stove of Moretown has
been engaged for the Edison school.
The first skating rink of the season
will be held at Isham's hall Friday.
N. A. Norton of Lyndonville was
called to town by the death of Mark
Cobb.
Geo. Spaulding has purchased the
trucking outfit formerly run by M. j Z.
Cobb.
Miss Mary Jenney is stopping with
the family of DR.. Minard at Water
bury.
G. E. Burt and Henry Raymond
were confined last week by rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. G. E. McCuen and son, Earl,
were In Burlington portion OF last
week. 2'
Miss Swift, preceptress of the s.
FL. S., visited her home in Middlesex
Sunday. 1ah
Harold Mcmahon was at home
from Goddard Seminary Sunday and
Monday.
G. N. Adams has been appointed a
special policeman by the Village
Trustees.
Ned Bailey and family of Hardwick
we're at the home of Charles Cutler
last week.
Felix Sisters has moved from Willis
ton to the farm recently purchased of
A. d. Long.
The s. Fl. S. baseball team play
ball with L. c. A. nine at Hyde Park
Saturday.
Rehearsals are being held for "Down
in Maine" to be presented by the
High school.
Mrs. Charles Pervier of Mortified
was a recent guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Mayo.
Leon Macutchan and A. B. Thomp-
son attended the production of "The
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION.
8. a. FIFE,

Mr.. Hill has moved into Mr.. r. s. Fuller's
house.
Harry Boomhower was in Swanton a few
days last week.
Miss Lucy Buker visited relatives in Water
vile last week.
Miss Warren from johnson is working at
the Junction House.
Mr.. Farrell was in Boston last week and re-
manned over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson have returned from
their trip to Virginia.
c. Fl. Montague has gone to Hardwick
where he has employment.
Miss Nettie Bassett has gone back to
Greensboro for the summer. fiH
Mr.. Hill is going to erect building soon,
to be used for cheese factory.
Mrs. Tatro and daughter from Belvidere
visited friends in this place recently.