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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
PLANNING PlCNICS
How to Make Them Genuine
Pleasure.

Pleasure.
There are two essentials to a sue
cessful picnic one being careful
| choice of guests. One fussy, fault find
! ing timid or hysterical person can mar
| the pleasure of twenty. SO the person
planning a picnic must take the lido
| tyncrasies of all whose names are
down on the list into careful consid-
Grafton and leave ojst jealous wives,
Girls who scream and faint at cater
pillar or crooked stick and, above all,
leave out the practical joker and the
one who ''rocks the boat"
The next essential is Il good and sat
isfy.ng lunch. The majority of those
whJ provide for picnics run to made
salads, jelly cake and juicy pies, with
a few sandwiches. Man does not live
by salads alone nor yet sweet pickles.
Taking into account the number Of
people to be present and the fact that
outdoor air always sharpens the ap-
petite, the luncheon should be planned.
1t will be found that solid meats, with
bread and water cress for an addition
instead of elaborate salads, are best
appreciated.
For twenty grown people and five
children the following is enough, with
little to leave: 4 cold roast leg of
lamb, two good sized boiled chickens,
a beef tongue and half a boiled ham.
A lot of big sandwiches, not minty lit
tie three cornered things, may be made
of the ham before starting, each wrap
ped in waXed paper. All the rest of
the meats can be cut at home into
slices and packed into large sized gro
Gerry plates of wood, wrapped in the
waXed paper. Bread cut and butter
ed and cubes of mild cheese are wrap
ped also in the waXed paper These
little wooden dishes, such as butter,
etc, is packed in, can be purchased
by the hundred for a few cents and
when they are used can be thrown
away. They come in several shapes.
For relishes bottles of olives and
small pickles may be taken. Then if
some one really must show her skill
at making cakes let them be good,
wholesome cookies for the children
and nut or pound cake for big folks.
Jelly or layer cake is q sorry look
ing object after reaching the picnic
ground.
Fresh fruit in season is excellent
Butter should be put into wide
mOuthed jar. Knives and forks are
really unnecessary at picnic where
everything has been carved beforehand
save for forks to lift the pieces with
from the big dish. No china is needed.
But dozen or so of tin cups for those
who must have their tea or coffee and
spoons may be taken. A teapot and
cOffeepot then become necessary, but
should be of the most primitive descrip-
ton. No table linen Is required for
the dainty japanese paper napkins and
cloths are at once pretty and neat.
They cost but trife. The waXed pa
tper for wrapping the different articles
can be obtained at any grocery, and
the cost is very small.
The catering should be intended for
really hungry people out for a wood
land day, and the palmer and more
substantial it is the more it is enjoyed.
The clean wooden dishes, the pretty
napkins and the viands. each wrapped
neatly in the waxed paper, give the
touch of daintiness. OF such things
are really great picnics made.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
A SIGN OF CONVALESCENCE.
Why Doctor Was Sure His Fair Pa
tient Was Better.

~ on are feellng better today
Mrs. NJ" said the trained nurse
after she had finished making he1
patient comfortable for the day.
"Aes, Miss S., | really feel as if
we're going to get WE'LL said the in
valid, lying back on her pillows with
comfortable fatigue. Then, after a
pause, Il know | must be looking
like fright!''
The nurse smiled to herself. She
knew the signs Of convalescence in
her feminine patients so well.
MAY | have a hand glass;" was
Mrs. Ms next remark. 1t was the
first time she had asked for a mir
ror since her illness, and she looked
at herself critically. ''1es, there is
no doubt about it," she said plain
lively. Il look hideous!"
Il think you are very pretty" re-
marked Miss S.
"Oh, do you honestly? You are
not joking:" exclaimed her charge,
with animation. And then a mo-
ment after: Miss S., may | have
Marie in to crimp my hair? 1
should so like to look nice for Dr.
B." meaning the eminent specialist
who had been attending her, togeth-
er with the family physician. "You
see," she continued, "he never has
seen me looking decent. l didn't
care how l looked when [ was feel
ing so i'll. l know he thinks I'm an
ugly woman"
So the maid was called and the
hair arranged to milady's satisfac-
ton.
"And now, Marie" directed her
mistress, get me out one of my
best valenciennes dressing jackets
one with blue ribbons, or, no, don't
you think, Miss s., that the pink
ribbons give one a little more col
orr" The pink was decided on, and
then Mrs. NJ. ordered the pillow
slips changed, and pair which
were beautifully embroidered re-
placed them.
Shortly afterward the doctors
were announced, and the great spe-
cialist came into the room with his
confrere. He looked surprised and
then gave quizzical look at the
nurse.
Il am going to bid you goodby,
Mrs. NJ" he said after a few formal
questions.
"What do you mean, doctor?"
queried the invalid.
He laughed. "When ribbons and
crimps come into the sickroom," he
answered, my work is over. 1t is a
sure sign that my services are no
longer required. New York Trib-
me,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
Mtu Mary Dlmmick

Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass is fully quail,
fiedto give helpful advice to sick women.
Read Mrs. Dimmick's letters.
Her first letter:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
" have been a sufferer for the past eight
years with a trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation-the pains were
excruciating, with Inflammation and uIcera,
ton of the womb. The doctor says | must
have an operation or cannot live. 1 do not
want to submit to an operation if can posi-
bly, avoid it, Please help me."-Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, Washington, D. G.
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
"You will remember my condition when
last wrote you, and that the doctor said
must have an operation or | could not live.
L received your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
we'll AS my Csc was so serious it seems
miracle that am cured. l know that owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your
advice / can walk miles without an ache or
a pain, and / wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what you
can do for them."-Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 59th
and East Capitol Streets Washington, D. G.
How easy it was for Mrs. Dimmick to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass,
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp Yet how valuable was the reply!
AS Mrs Dimmick says.-it saved her life.
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands
of just such letters as the above, and
offers ailing women helpful advice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
The Oranges Representative

Hon. w. F. Hill, master of the Penn
sylvania state grange, has gone to
Rome to attend the international con-
gress of agriculture. He intends to Wis
it several countries while abroad and
learn the methods employed by the ma
tive farmers, to study economic condi-
tons and to enlarge his knowledge of
agricultural affairs so that he Will be
able to make it of greater helpfuness
to the members of the Order and to
farmers in general on his return Mr..
Hill goes at his own expense, but as a
representative Of the state grange of
Pennsylvania. He is one of the most
active grange workers and an interest
ing speaker. He is constantly on the
watch for opportunities to promote the
interest of the farmers of his state. He
has been repeatedly elected to the state
mastershlp not Of his own wish, but
because his friends insisted on his re-
naming at the head of the Order In
that state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
The Truth Breaks Out,

'Now, of course, DOCTOR" said the
man upon whose eye the operation
had been performed, 81 respect your
skill highly and all that, but Doesn't
it seem, even to you, a little too
much to charge $50 for doing a bit
of work that occupied you about five
minutes ~
'My good sir" said the great ocu-
list, fastening to the defense Of
himself and his profession, ''you
don't realize that in acquiring the
skill to perform such an operation
in five minutes 1 have spoiled per-
haps two bushels of eyes quite as
valuable as yours!" - New York
Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
He Only Wanted the Insi des.

A certain colonePs gardener was
going through the woods belonging
to his employer when he saw a man
gathering nuts. As the colonel had
given him strict orders that no one
was to pick the nuts, the gardener
said to the man:
you'll have to clear out of this.
I've orders to keep all these nuts for
the colonel"
cts all right" replied the man.
'That's what I'm getting 'em for"
The gardener, satisfied, then pass
ed on.
Meeting the same man a week
after, he said:
-'Iook here! You were not get
ting those nuts for the colonel at
ALL"
Il tell you 1 was" was the en-
phatic reply. 'Do you think I was
getting 'em for the shells? Not
me."-London Mail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14

the goods and the expenses of the
store. In 1904 the business amounted
to $4,000. They also maintain an in
surance company, the total risks at the
close Of last year being 1924, 124.
They also own and operate starch
factory, the annual output of which is
$50 tons Of starch. The small or un-
marketable potatoes are used at this
factory out of which to make the
starch and cost on the average about
40 cents per barrel.
Some time ago the blacksmithS of
Houlton made an agreement to adopt
a uniform scale of prices for horse
shoeing at an advance on former rates
This combination to force prices up led
the members Of Heulton grange to
build a blacksmith shop Of their own.
They voted $4,000 to buy lot, erect
a shop and fit it out for business, and
now the grangers are getting their
horses shod for one-third less than
others have to pay This grange owns
its own hall and lot, valued at $1,000,
a stable that will accommodate sixty
horses and cost $1,000, and their other
property, including the blacksmith
shop and store, is estimated to be
valued at $4,000. They are discussing
the question of marketing the potato
crop direct instead of selling to the
middleman. The members of this
grange raise 225O00 bushels of pota-
toes per year. This will mean a saw
ing of many thousands Of dollars in
the next few years if the plan is car
ried out. 1t may be well believed that
Houlton grange is a power in public
matters, and such measures as the
grange deems wise for the general
community are usually found to pre-
vail.
George Mcintosh is now serving his
third term as master of this grange.
He is a Scotchman by birth, but has
spent most of his life in this country.
His native energy and clear Drained in
telligence mark him as one of the best
farmers in the country, while his
friendly disposition and integrity of
character have made him one Of the
best citizens.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
How to Protect Pianos,

A growing plant should be kept in
the room with piano, says piano
tuner. AS long as the plant thrives
the piano will be in tune and in good
condition. The reason that a piano
is injured by dry. overheated room is
that all the moisture is taken out Of
the sounding board. The board is fore
ed into the center, and, though the
wood is supposed to be as dry as pos
sible when this is done, it contains
some moisture and gathers more on
damp days. When this moisture is
dried out the board fattens and finally
cracks
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
Survival of the Filter.

A filter who squeezed into a boiler
at the railroad station at Crewe,
England, apparently increased in
size while inside, for he could not
get out. The engine was obviously
not of the. kind known as triple ex-
pansion, and a problem of the most
serious order faced the other en-
ployees. At first it was proposed to
get up steam and drive him through
the safety valve in the ordinary
way. His previous good character,
however, and the possession of
large family secured him a reprieve.
The boiler was taken to pieces, the
incident ending, according to a Lon
don journal, in the Survival of the
filter"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
The Whale.

An English schoolboy gives his
views regarding the whale: ''The
whale is not called a fish because it
is SO big, so it is called a creature.
They eat cockels and worms and
jellies. The whales swim in shols,
and they have tarpoon at the end
of their tails, when he moves his
tail, with one blow he will smash
the side of the ship. 1t has very
big head and two fins, or fappers, on
one side of its body. Fishmongers
catches whales an sail them. Some
people eat whales with salt and
piper and bread, and some with po-
tatoes. If you keep a whales head
under water he will die for want Of
breath"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
HOW to Wash Chiffon.

1t is quite easy to wash and iron the
better kinds Of chiffon and make it
look as good as new. Make a lather
with soap powder in warm water, float
the chiffon in this for about ten min
utes, do not rub, but fold carefully be-
tween the hands and squeeze gently
two or three times. Then place it be-
tween the folds of clean soft towel
and press in it until most of the mois-
ture is absorbed. Iron on the wrong
side while still damp, and the chiffon
will be quite glossy and fresh again.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
How to Make Cucumber Catchup.

Peel and crate fresh green cucum-
bers, such as would be sliced for the
table. Lay on cheesecloth spread
over a strainer so that the surplus
juice will drain off. Season two
quarts of this pulp, pressed free from
juice, one pint Of finely chopped onion,
one cup of freshly grated horseradish
with tablespoonful of pepper and six
level tablespoonfuls of sugar and a
tablespoonful Of salt, or enough to
make it taste right. This amount
should be put into three quart jars
and each jar filed with cold vinegar.
Seal and set away in cool. dark
place. The catchup will keep all win
ter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14

1881 the mem
bership reach
ed it's lowest
limit. twenty,
from W h h
point the tide
began to turn.
This grange
owns and &C.
cuples a grange
store STOCKED
with groceries,
provisi 10 MS,
seed, grain, etc.
The members
of the Order
a re supplied
for cash at the
actual cost of
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
How to Keep Nuts Fresh.

Many housekeepers complain that the
nuts they buy grow dry and tasteless
and are very unsatisfactory as used In
cake filing or to eat in their natural
state. 1t Is said that If nuts are
brought in fresh in the fall and packed
in casks between layers of fine sand
they, will keep fresh throughout the
whole year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
No Secret About It

1t is no secret, that for Cuts, Burns,
Ulcers, Fever Sores. Sore Eyes, Boils,
etc, nothing Is so effective as Buck
lens Arnica Salve. "It didn't take
long to cure a bad sore had, and it
is all o. X. for sore eyes," writes D,
L. Gregory. of Hope, Tex. 25c. at
L. A. Wadleigh's drug store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14

How to Remove Spots on the Nails.
To remove white spots from the nails
make paste of equal parts of turpen-
tine and myrrh. Spread on the nails at
night, binding on a cloth to prevent Its
soillng the clothes. Remove In the
morning by applying olive oil.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
The Right Idea.

The committee on publications Of the
New Hampshire state grange had this
to say of newspapers in their report:
1.-THE press is rendering valuable aid
by awakening the people all over this
vast land to a realization of the gran
deur and magnitude of our glorious or
ganizatlon. And it rests with US as
Patrons who are DESTROYS for the
growth Of our Order to see to 1t that
careful and instructive reports are
made of our several meetings"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
TWO OPEN LETTERS
IMPORTANT TO MARRIED WOVEN
Mrs Mary Dinmick of Washington tells
How Lydia Il. Pinkhanl's Vegetable
Compound Made Her Well.

1t is with great pleasure we publish
the following letters, as they convinc-
ingly prove the claim we have so manv
times made in our columns that Mrs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14

A grange in New Hampshire as d.
version held a mock session of the leg
islature a few weeks ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14

Dracut Mass grange cleared $500
at its annual fair. Fairs are profitable
and popular.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-14
MONDAY, JUNE y.

an to presidents identical notes not
yet made public; situation quite salts
factory to president, and assurance
given that Withholding of notes is not
due to any hitch in gotiations--
Break in a big 4S-inch water main
floods New York subway, placing hun
dreds of lives in peril, throwing pas
sengers into panic and finally stop
ping all traffic for hours-Big wheel
breaks off fire engine at Quincy, Mass,
and shoots into crowd; young woman
nearly killed-Vermont women, as
well as Vermont courts, declare that
Mrs. Rogers, who murdered her huS-
band, should hang; all hope to save her
acknowledgements and Del
Crosse convicted of killing Police Otf-
GER Malloy at Brockton, tn
of Peter H. Deacon of Somerviile,
Mass, reveals the fact that he led
double life--Three more arrests are
made at Cambridge, Mass, in illegal
registration case-Auto plungeS
through open draw at Chicago; three
lives lost-Gift of $4,000 to Maine
Sanitarium for tuberculosis-Ch Chicago
strike sensations; man killed, another
hacked with axe--Robbers enter Aus
trian vice consulate at Mazagan, Mo-
rocco, and murder Vice Consul Mad
den, a British subject-Paris grand
prix of $4,000 won easily by Michael
Ephrussi's FinasSeur, with Nash Tur
ner Anglican jockey, up; betting was
z to against Finasseur.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-17
Meeting Of Representative Cas-
tie, No. 4, Royal Highlanders,
In Session Today
COME TO ELECT DELEGATES
Afternoon Meeting Held in the coun-
Gil Chamber, With IIIustrious Pro-
tector J. e. starboard, of the Local
Castle, Presidins-Reception Will
be Given Delegates Tonight.

Representatives OF castles of the or
der of Royal Highlanders, from widely
separated cities of the state, are in the
city today attending the quadrennial
meeting of Representative Castle, No.
4, which includes twenty-five lodges
from the northwestern, central and
eastern parts of Iowa. Each outside
lodge has one delegate, and the local
castle, Iowa, No. 1854, has two, the at
tendance totaling twenty-six.
Only one session of the castle was
held it being in the council chamber
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. BY virtue
of his office as illustrious protector of
Iowa Castle, No. 1874, the entertaining
lodge, j. e. Starboard presided, and the
local secretary, Z. B. Abbott, served in
that capacity. The meeting was for
the purpose of electing one delegate
and one alternate to the quadrennial
meeting of the executive council, which
Is to be held in Denver in September.
Mr.. Starboard is one Of the active cam
didates for this honor, and is being
put forward by his friends.
This evening banquet and recep-
ton will be rendered the visitors and
members of the local lodge by Iowa
Castle in Castle Hall in the fremont
block. w. E. Sharp, of Lincoln, Neb.,
founder and president of the order, is
in the city attending the meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-17
STRAIN TOO GREAT.
Hundreds OF MarshaIltown Readers
E;rd IL So

Hundreds OF MarshaIltown Readers
Find it So.
The hustle and worry of business
men
The hard work and STOPPING OF
workmen.
The womans household cares,
Are too great strain on the Kid
neys,
Backac.,e headache sideache,
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
follow.
A N'alshalltown citizen tells you
how to cure them all.
Mrs Karl A. kollin, Of 212 North
Sixth street. says: "Mr. Kollin had a
good deal of trouble with his kidneys
for some time. His business, that of
timer brings constant strain on his
back. His attention was called to
Doan's Kidney Pills by an advertise
ment in our paper and getting a box
from the Mcbride & Will Drug Com
pany's he found great help from their
use. On two or three occasions, after
day of more than usual exertions, I
have myself experienced pain in the
back. Hearing Mr.. Kollin speak SO
highly of Doan's Kidney Pills induc-
ed me to try them. The trial taught
me to value them as highly as did Mr..
Kollin. A dose or two always ended
the pain"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster AIilburn Co., Buffalo, N.
r. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-17
wEsTeRook's FUNERAL.
Was Held in Des Moines This Morn
ino-Interment at Grinnell.

inq-Interment at GrinnelI.
The funeral of Fritz Westbrook, who
died Friday afternoon as the result OF
a murderous assault at the hands OF
thugs one week before, was held this
morning at 10 o'clock from the home OF
the deceased's brother-inlaw, w. II.
Long, 1147 Twentieth street, in charge
of Rev. Dr. A. L. Frisbie, pastor Of
Plymouth Congregational church.. The
funeral was private, and following the
brief service the body left Des Moines
for Grinnell, where interment was
made this afternoon. The Congrega-
tionalists of Des Moines are talking
seriously of raising a fund to be used
in running down Westbrook's murder
err, and committee of the church has
been appointed with view of ascer-Ti
tanning Just what can be done.
The Register and Leader of Sunday
says of Mr.. Westbrook
"Mr. Westbrook was very popular in
Des Moines, where he had a large cir
Gle Of acquaintances, and his condition
at the hospital was the subject of a
continued round of solicitous inquiries
during the whole period Of his illness.
He was born in Grinnell on March rs,
of that place and at Grinnell College,
where he was well known as an athlete
and musician. He was clerk In the
Harris Emery store at the time of his
death, and member of the Plymouth
Congregational church choir.
"In speaking of the young man, Dr..
Frisbie said: 'Westbrook was choice
Young man. His habits and standing
were excellent, and his friends were. OF
the best. He had fine business quail
ties and bright prospects, and cared to
maintain Christian character, having
been for number of years mem Der
of the Congregational churches OF
Grinnell and Des Moines.
".When assailed he was on his way
home from social evening In home
where he was welcome. 1t may be
that the wretch who shot him did not
really intend to commit murder, but
whether that was his intent or not,
the crime was committed and the body
of his victim now awaits burial
Mrs. Westhrook the mother of the
Young man, with whom he has lived
at the Long residence, was visiting IN
Maxwell at the time of the tragic hold
up, but was telegraphed for inme-
diately and has been with him con-
stantly until the time of his death.
sister. Miss June Westbrook, who is
teacher in the Chicago schools, was
also summoned, and was with him at
the time of his death. Mr. and MRS.
7 ,ong we're in Colorado at the time OF
the shooting, but were summoned 10
return when it was found that West
brook could not survive, and arrived in
the city yesterday morning. Another
brother, Louis, Westbrook. is expected
from Pittsburg this morning, and the
only member of the family. who will
not be present for the funeral is Mrs.
George Howell, of Jacksonville, Fla,
who will be unable to make the trip"