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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06

News was received mere idSb week Oh
the death of Mrs. Mary Coles OF
Braintree, Mass. Mrs. CowIes was
for several years a resident OF this
town, and has a number of relatives
here, besides a daughter, Mrs. W. q.
Nye. The burial was in the johnson
cemetery. The body was brought
here Friday, accompanied by her son,
DR.. Cowles of Aver, Mass, and daugh-
ter, Miss Effie Cowles of Braintree,
Mass.
Miss Cordelia Edna Brown, former.
ly resident of Johnson, will speak
at the First Baptist church next Sun
day morning at 1915 a. m. During
the past year Miss Brown has been
successfully engaged as missionary
and Bible teacher In cooperation
with Len. G. Broughton, D. D., of At
lanta, Ga. At present she is under
appointment as a missionary to
China. Miss Brown is an interesting
speaker with an interesting subject
Come and hear her.
A very serious accident occurred
last Thursday morning. Mr.. Marshy
who works for s. A. Andrews, was
working with the team and one of the
horses stepped over the traces anC
Mr.. Marshey stopped down to extri
cate him. As the horse stepped or
the ground he hit his other foot anC
cut it slightly and lifted it quickly
again and struck Mr.. Marshey witt
the toe.calk in the eye, gorging il
completely out. He went to Burling
ton to have 1t treated that night
but the eye was ruined entirely.
The following will be of interest tC
the many friends and relatives o
Will A. Fletcher, formerly of NORTH
Hyde Park, but now Of Springfield
Mass: The funeral services of Inc.
L., eldest daughter of W. A. and Ellie
(Stuart) Fletcher, who died Friday
June "a, after an illness of two days
were held at the home of her parents
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Rice o
Agawam, a friend, of the family, of
floating, assisted by Rev. John Ma
son of Lynn. Though only twelve
years OF age the gentle and lovabl'
disposition of Inez had won for bel
many friends, among older persons
as we'll as children. She will b.
mourned by her school-mates al
Forest Park school and her class ii
Trinity M. E. Sunday-school, but thu
greatest loss falls on the home wher'
the dear little face will always b.
missed. That she had many friends
was attested by the unusually larg'
number of beautiful floral tributes
She was literally buried In flowers.
She left her home in the starry ways,
| And reached our arms in October days.
| We loved her and thought to keep her here,
And "our little girl" we called the dear.
| One summer morn when the stars had dipped
Out of our sight, and the sun had slipped
| Proudly into his wonted place,
She turned her eyes with wistful gaze
| Up to the blue of the arching skies,
And we knew by the look in the pretty eyes
And the smile which frightened her small
face 30,
| 1t was time for Gods little girl to go.
A kiss we pressed on the curly head
! "Sweet little heart good bye" we said,
| Then unafraid, tho the way was dim,
| Gods little girl went back to him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06

The official figures from Oregon
make the Republican victory at the
late election more notable than it
appeared to be at first. The RepuL-
lican plurality foots up to more than
$4,000. That beats all records by
many thousands-and it is hint Of
what Oregon and other states will
do in November for the national
ticket.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06

being demonstrated every day that this place
economical trading Younot only gete best goods get
regular pes paying than others charge you getting
better goods
you Wash Suits of the things
They made in the best style and sold cheaper than
you get them made up.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06
AT TIE EARLE DRY GOODS sToRE.

of thin goods in the newest wsaves and all durable
colors Small money buys them
new invoice Shirts sizes ranging from belt also
Short Black Skirts for little
Remember Our Suit DopaTtment-Theres still fair assortment
and they are going at just the price paid for Them
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06

S. A. FIFE.

ing, One daughter, Mrs. Carrie Burt
Alderman, resides in South Dakota.
DR.. Martin, the oculsit. will remain
at Green Mountain Inn until July IA,
he then goes to Hyde Park.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06
UNITY CHURCH

Rev. E. NJ. Abbott, pastor. Sunday morn
ing service at 1915. Subject of sermon, An
Gent Prophecy" Sunday-school and Bible
vices.
The Ladies Circle will meet Thursday after
noon at the residence of Mrs O. F. Gerry.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-07-06
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Public worship next Sunday 1915 a. m.
Subject of sermon. The Final Word in the
true Estimate OF Life An illustrated talk
will also be given to the children. Sunday
school and Bible classes at II m. Young
Peoples meeting in the evening at 40 p IN.
Midweek prayer service Thursday evening
| at FRO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
strIke AGAINST the saInnn

The Rev. Or. II. o. Rowlands of Dav.
export, Iowa, considers the saloon as
an institution the greatest enemy OF
the workingman. In a recent address
on Friends and Foes of Laboring
Men, he said:
1T is said sometimes that the work
ingman needs the saloon for his club
house and hall. It would be more cor
rect to say that some workingmen
want it; but, thank God that thou.
sands Of our best workmen would taEe
such statement as a brutal libel on
them.
"As to a place for worlingmen to
meet for consultation respecting their
interests, there are halls that NAV be
secured where money would be spent
for rent and not for drunkenness. Be
sides, believe any Protestant church
would gladly and without price grant
the use Of rooms under its roof for
self-respecting workingmen to come to-
gether to consider their interests
THE social environment OF the "a.
loon is communicating and imbrutine
It is the seminary OF crime and mrs.
cry OF criminals. It tempts the inuo.
cent into wrong, and makes the guilty
guiltier; its custom Of treating con.
duces to drunkenness; it robs the
workman Of his money and hlches
from his children their bread. It Is
the unholy rival Of the wife for the
affections and society Of her husband.
it is the enemy Of the home. and the
deyilish oppressor Of individual M.
erty. Workmen! Organize a strike
against the saloonl Repudiate its n.
terests! Picket your fellows enter.
Ing II! Count It always among vour
most merciless oppressors. It fmnov.
erishes your bank account; Il makes
you more dependent on your employ.
7r, because your very necessities Of life
bind you to accept his terms whether
'r not you wish. Declare a pltiIose
Tar against the saloonl"-Christian
Standard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
ProhlbltIon h sultrerIand.

The temperature reform has entered
upon new stage In Switzerland. Hith.
erto it has consisted in efforts to per.
suade people not to drink: now the
temperance workers declare them.
selves in favor Of working for the pro.
hibition Of this liquor traffic
This declaration which was made at
the tifth annual temperance conven.
tion of Switzerland is in part as FOL
lows:
The temperance workers OF Swift
zerland assembled in Rerne regard 10.
cal option as thoroughly democratic
measure and one OF recognized en-
eacy in opposing intemperance.
They request the national execu.
tive council OF Switzerland, iE the re.
port on temperance legislation which
the national Legislature Ia 1900 al.
rected II to prepare. to give special
and detailed attention to local optlou
Without withdrawing their inter
est from other measures or ceaslnk
their campaign for total abstinence.
hey pledge themselves 70 make every
effort, by their individual and collec-
i've Influence to bring this important
-eform to pass"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

The Danish government. In filing
positions on the state railways, will
henceforth prefer men who can prove
by documentary evidence that they
have been total abstainers for at least
one year past
A young man who drinks even mod,
erately thereby surrenders his place
in the commercial world. Should the
fathers and mothers Of marriageable
daughters be less concerned ab9ut the
habits Of possible sons-in-law than are
bankers, railway managers. merchants
and manufacturers about the conduct
Of their hired men?
1t would not be so bad II all the woe
and sorrow came to the drinker him.
self; but 1t is the vicarious suffering
1t creates that makes intemperance so
terrible. The husband drinks and the
worthy wife is woeful. sorrowful. TIE
father gets drunk. and his innocent
children 60 hungry. sicken. suffer and
die. The son goes on debauch and
his fathers pride perishes and his
mothers heart National Ad.
vocate.
The saloonkeeper cheats HIS custom.
ers in selling them intoxicating liquors.
in putting into their mouths something
TO steal away their brains Not only
so, but probably not one-tenth OF the
liquor sold in bar rooms has a speak.
ing acquaintance with purity. II ia
sweetened. and It is spiced. New
whisky is made to initiate old. If one
does not believe this. he has only n
visit the laboratories Of schools in ths
great cities. where instructors are rec
ularly employed to teach their stu
dents how to initiate imported liquor
and straight whislies and how to give
new whiskies artificial age" Tie
whole liquor selling business from the
to the saloon Is a snare.
cheat, and a fraud.-The Standard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

Temperance Movement in Britain.
Some recent official figures which
will have great value for all who are
interested in whatever promotes sub
stantial progress toward higher stand
ards OF civilization, show that prac-
tical temperance is steadily gaining
ground in Great Britain. Since 1899
there has been marked falling off in
the per capita consumption of spirits
by the British nation, the contraction
being in sharp contrast to the steady
annual increase up to that year. The
per capita is still too large to give
much comfort to those identified with
the total abstinence propaganda. but
that 1t Is declining instead OF increas-
ing shows that the best results to be
hoped for from the temperance move
ment are beginning to be seen. Even
among those VINO use wine and spir.
its habitually, drunkenness is regard
ed as disqualifying a man or woman
Tor a position in respectable society.
An explanation of the lessened spirit
consumption is likely to be sought in
the general business depression and
the restricted ability of those who live
by labor to purchase intoxicants AS
matter of fact, however, the bust
ness conditions are such as to discour-
age this line of inquiry. It is ex.
Temely difficult for those who are try
ing to create popular scare over the
British fiscal outlook to explain the
TACT that the country is really pros
porous. This is very clearly shown in
the income tax returns. Ten years
ago, for every penny in the pound as
sessed in this tax the returns were
SlO,900.eOO. Last year they were S12.-
725,O00. From this the conclusion Is
irresistible that the income OF the
middle and upper classes he. in
creased about 80 per cent in ten
years. From an analysis of these re.
turns 1t appears that the only class
reached by this tax which shows re-
duced earnings is the farmer class.
We must consequently look for some
other and better explanation of more
temperate drinking than is found in
national poverty. To assume that ii
is due to the recognition by all classes
Of drinkers Of the fact that temper.
ance has substantial advantages over
is at once reasonable
and agreeable.-New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

/ tagious for very short stay in the
country is sufficient to convince one
that nothing is gained over here by
trying to rush" matters. The resolu-
ton not to allow oneself to be put out
by any little thing comes as natural
sequence.
After, therefore, considerable de,
lay, which the unimportance Of the
subject scarcely warranted, / was
granted a permit" signed by the
Grand Duke Serge himself, to visit
certain barracks near the city, where
a regiment of Cossacks Is stationed.
A drive of little less than an hour
brought me to the vast open space,
which will be forever associated in
ones memory with the most awful
catastrophe, or, rather, holocaust, of
modern times; for it was here that
on Coronation day nearly 10000 peo
pie were crushed or suffocated tc
death while waiting. in a dense and
uncomfortable mob, for the distribu
tion of the Emperors gifts. This i'll
omened ground is known as the Pet
rovski Park, and is principally used
now as a review ground for the troops
Of the garrison, whose barracks ad
join the ~ark.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

The hairpins come from Painswick.
a village in the Stroud valley. Eng
land. There is the greatest hairpin
factory in the world. Strangely
enough this factory employs only 300
persons, the machinery used being
automatic and requiring but little at
tention as it grinds miles of wire into
tons of hairpins.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

| had wooden spoon, with which he
helped himself as he pleased out ol
either bowl. About six men were. al.
lotted to each bowl. There were no
plates or pannikins of any sort as
one generally sees in soldiers mess,
rooms, but the men were all tapping
up their food out of the common dish
like so many animals. However. Rus
slams, and more especially the moujik
class. which forms the bulk of the
army, are not fastidious, and | must
in fairness say that the men all ap-
peared to have healthy appetites. the
food, though not appetizing to look at,
being no doubt wholesome. The meal
was quickly finished, for no time ap-
peared to be allowed for dawdling.
and Immediately afterward the men
fell in for various duties. 1 learned
that they got two of these big
meals" day and tea and black
bread sufficient to make two others.
II they want any "luxuries" they must
buy them themselves out of their
magnificent pay of forty-five kopeks
- AACASAs n olAOAl iOuilu the SldUlES
showed that the tough, wiry little
steeds have to rough it in their way
quite as much as their riders.
The officers quarters, with a mod
estly-appointed clubhouse, offered
nothing Of particular interest SO far
as one could Judge from cursory
glance; nor was either invited or
tempted to prolong my stay here. MY
permit, coming as it did direct from
headquarters. could not fail to com
mand respect, but not necessarily hos
pitality.
instinctively felt that my visit was
not welcome one. Foreigners, and
especially English and Americans, are
not exactly hail fellow, well met"
among the military over here just
now.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

Commend me TO the friend that comes
When l am sad and lone,
Ana makes the anguish Of my heart
The suffering of his own;
VINO coldly shuns the glittering throng'
At pleasures gay levee,
Ana comes to gid a somber hour
And giSe his heart to me.
he hears me count my sorrows DER,
AND when the task is done
he freely gives me all / ask
A sigh for every one.
ne cannot wear a smiling face
when mine is touched with gloom;
but ike the violet. seeks to cheer
Inc midnight with perfume.
Commend me to that generous heart
Which. like the pine on high.
OpnIts the same, unNarying brow
10 every change Of sky;
Whose friendship does not fade away
when wintry tempests blow,
But like the Writers icy crown
Looks greener through the snow.
he flies not with the fitting stork,
Ihat seeks Southern sky,
But fingers where the wounded bird
Hath laid him down to die.
On, such a friend He is in truth,
Whate'er his lot may be.
A rainbow on the storm OF life,
An anchor on its sea
Springfield Republican.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

The dictum OF science on the sub.
iect Of moderate drinking. says Dr..
Thomas Easton. celebrated English
authority, is by no means ambiguous
Science does not support the plea that
alcohol is harmless. pleasant bever.
age. It cannot support the plea OF the
moderate drinker that alcohol Is an aid
to health. But It does support the DO
sltion Of the total abstainer with an
emphasis which It is culpable 10 disre-
gard. It shows that the abstainer car
do more and better work. live longer
and be healthier than the moderate
drinker Science, in short. shows that
the abstainer lives the normal life,
whie the moderate drinker lives the
abnormal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

The visibility of eighty-five canals"
on Mars is traced by Percival Lowell
for different periods from 375 draw
ings. The canals are supposed to rep
resent vegetation. and they seem to
follow the water, which is believed to
be almost entirely locked up in the
polar snowcaps in winter and to be re-
leased by the melting Of the snow and
ice at the summer solstice. The water.
after its release, seems to have a re-
markably steady flow toward the
equator CT ffiy-iiree miles day. The
spherical form Of the planet indicates
a condition Of fluid equilibrium. and
this in itself is held to be strong evil
dence that the water channels are az.
tihciaL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
Observation-Disclosures
) Moscow a Busy City s

Especial Correspondence. }

It is said In Russia that one makes
money in Moscow and spends it in st.
Petersburg. One almost feels In
elined. therefore, to compare the two
citiess as one does London with Paris,
though this is hardly fair on Moscow;
for, although it is, admittedly, the
commercial center OF the country, and
The abode Of many of its merchant
princes, there is ample opportunity
for spending both money and time
pleasantly in the ancient capital of
the northern empire. Yet there is
no gainsaysng it, Moscow is, without
doubt, the city of the business man
rather than the fianeur; and one is
not long here before realizing that
there is not even small counterpart
Of the NevsH Prospect of st. Peters
burg. that wonderful thoroughfare
which at all hours of the day is
thronged with officers in uniform and
people who apparently have nothing
more serious to do than stroll about
and chat and look at the shops.
OF the war less is heard or seen
here than in st. Petersburg where,
at any rate, one had the government
kilograms posted up at street corners
to keep one au courant with the Of
fetal version of events in the Far
east. That the majority of the Of
dcers Of all ranks and the upper
generally know by new the
real position of affairs is evident, and !
but few minutes conversation is
sufficient to convince one that they
at least begin to recognize how
black the future in the Far East looks
for Russia.
What has brought about this change
Of thought; it is difficult to guess,
unless it be that the papers have been
given greater freedom, and so allowed
TO disseminate more news. The
lower orders. however, ignorant as
they all are, and most Of them unable
10 read or write, are still probably
rs much in the dark as to what is
going on as they have always been;
and it will not be until the reserves
ire modified in their own particular
districts that they will realize what
he war means to them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

their Industrial bondage, their civic
inferiority, and their domestic mis-
cry" Nor was he content with a mere
generalization. He examined the evi-
dence which has been accumulated by
various authorities, and came to the
conclusion that Mr.. Whitaker was not
far wrong in his calculation that the
average working class family which is
not composed of total abstainers
spends close on G19 year on drink
Quite apart from any question as to
the merits of teetotalism, the expendt
ture on intoxicants bears far too large
proportion to income. AS Messrs.
Rowntree and SherwelI have pointed
out, the working classes cannot really
afford this rate Of outlay on stimu
lants. This is also the view of Mr.
John Burns. He argued. further. that
we spend on drink in excess of the
amounts which are devoted to the
same purpose in Germany and the
United States. We are often told that
poverty is the cause Of drunkenness
Mr. Burns disposes effectively Of this
fallacy. It is true that he looks upon
the provision OF houses In the suburbs
for the working classes as likely tc
conduce to sobriety: and he is. more
over, in favor of reducing the number
of public houses. But in the main he
holds that the drink question is a prob
lem for the individual. Personal alb,
stinence is "the best, as it is the first
and most enduring Of all remedies."-
Birmingham (Eng.) Mercury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

Patriotism having become one of
.onr topics, Johnson suddenly uttered.
in a strongly determined tone, an
apotegm, at which many viii start:
Patriotism is the last refuge OF a
scoundrel" But let it be considered
that he did not mean real and gem
erous love Of our country, but that pre-
tended patriotism which so many, in
all ages and countries. have made a
cloak for seIf-interest-Boswell's Life
OF Johnson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
Cuban soil is Productive.

The soil of Cuba is extremely fruit
full. Cabbages there are SO large that
heads weighing twenty pounds each
are common. All vegetables do we'll.
Radishes may be eaten from fourteen
to eighteen days after sowing, lettuce
In five weeks after sowing, while corn
produces three crops per year. Sweet
potatoes grow all the year.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22

Less than hundred years ago the
human race had about 100 different Of
fenses which were punishable by
death. This number has decreased to
possibly three, or less, in civilized
countries. Treason does not usually
bring death as its punishment except
when the nation is actually engaged
in war.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
Cruel Horeeav.

The horsehy is the most cruel and
blood-thirsty Of the entire family. He
Is armed with most formidable
weapon, which consists of four Ian
Gets, SO sharp and strong that they
will penetrate leather. He makes his
appearance in June. The female is
armed with six lancets, with which
she bleeds both cattle and horses
and even human Colman's
Rural World.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
Soldiers Not Impressive.

The Russian soldier at the best Of
times is not what one can call a
"trim" looking man, but in his bar
racks when he is off duty he is, il
possible, worse, One is somewhat
surprised at this, considering how
smart his officers always look. II
would be difficult to imagine a more
ditry-looking, disheveled, and down
at-the-heel crowd of youngsters thar
one saw here-and none of them OF
particularly good physique, either
They evidently are not taught to take
any pride in their appearance, and
slouch about in most unsoldierlike
fashion. 1t was dinner time, and in
the halls the men were seated at lone
tables, on which were placed large
wooden bowls, some containing stchi
or vegetable soup, and others kasha
a sort of boiled maize, and, of course
the inevitable black bread. Each man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-22
Homes for spinsters.

IN Sweden and Norway there are
several homes for spinsters. One Of
these. at least, is as attractive as it is
unique. 1t is the monument to the
memory Of an exceedingly wealthy old
man, who, dying more than POO years
ago, left the major part of his fortune
to the old maids among his descend
ants.