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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
AFFAIRS AT MONTPELIER

The Legislature is on it's last week and
in all probability will come to an end
| Friday night. There will be rushed
! through whole lot of business and the
important measures will all be given
close attention and no doubt all will
pass. This will include the consolida-
ton of the directors of all three of the
penal institutions Industrial School,
| Work House and States Prison, the
board of three to have entire supervis-
| ion OF all.
! The Montpelier Journal says: There
was an eloquent plea for the much-in-
! debt and struggling town of Belvidere
Lin the House this morning when the
bill to aid it's school funds came up for
| passage. The cry for help was needed
| by the House.
Special orders for the week for the
I house include Ell. 634, a substitute bill
for HI. SOL, bill defining the powers
aud duties of the railroad commission,
a bill for adjusting expenses of building
new toll bridges across the Connecticut.
with proposals of amendment; bill
licensing seining in Lake Champlain,
Missisquoi bay and Lake Memphrema-
cog; HI SO, bill providing for repairs
on GllG CdSl6 lSuR6 IOdu III IIluluI6, OlI
third reading; bill providing Tor estab-
fishing and maintaining a nursery for
forest seedlings, on it's passage, for Thurs
day afternoon.
The bill by Mr.. Chappell of Belvidere
an Act providing for the town of Bel
videre in the erection of school build
ing; amended to appropriate the sum
of 81 ,000-has passed the Senate and
this amended, changed from $4,000 to
$1,000 will be accepted by the House.
The bill by Senator Stafford, an Act
providing for the employment of pris-
oners outside the walls of penal institu-
lions and an Act relating to the labor
of persons confined in the house of cCr-
rection, have passed the Senate also one
enlarging the powers of the trustees of
the village of Morrisville.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Indications now are that the Legisla.
ture cannot finish work this week.
The Legislative Investigating Com
mittee has made its report. 1t shows
up Railroad Commissioner Howard
bills of expenses-finds him guilty, of
"graft " and recommends that he be
prosecuted.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
Ex-Gov. George w. Hendee
Rutland News

In the death of ex. Governor and ex
Congressman George w. Hendee, Of
Morrisvile, there has passed one of Yer
mont's strong men, who has occupied
public position of varied character al
ways with distinction, and who has
been widely interested in the important
business enterprises. AS railroad pro-
motor, banker, and manufacturer he
occupied conspicuous place in the
business world, while his comprehen
sive interest in public affairs is indicated
by the fact that he was successfully
superintendent Of town schools, town
representative, county states attorney
lieutenant-governer, governor and mem
Der of congress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

the Senate just ope-half hour before
Congress adjourns. Otherwise, il
not signed before adjournment, they
would fail. 1t would require too
much time to send them TO the White
House and get them back therefore,
for this purpose and on this occasion
only, he must be on the spot. The
Presidents roo m is always open in
charge OF an attendant, and visitors
inspect it at their pleasure.
Mrs Roosevelt and the children
and Mrs. Longsworth are occasion.
ally t. be seen in the "preSidcntiaI
pew Of the Senate aud House, and
the latter frequently comes into the
White House pc W OF the House gallery
W tn party of friends to watch the
proceedings of the body Of vi ich her
husband is such conspicuous il not
superb lively distinguished men her
As matter of fact, Congressman
Nick" Longworth, also known as
"AIice's husband" is apparently the
chief attraction to House visitors,
possibly distracting the speaker in
popular interest and distahcing such
statesmen as PAYNE, DalzeII, Little
field, Giosvenor, Champ Clark, John
Wesley Gaines or even the hriIuaut
Democratic leader, John Sharp Viii
liams. Burke Cochran, who recently
married Miss Ide, and who is now
in Europe with Mrs. Cochran, on
their wedding trip, has been given
ian indefinite leave Of absence on ac-
count of imp )rtant private business y
In the Senate, visitors have usually
asked to have Senator Smoot pointed
out to them first, but this session the
two New York senator's are pushi G
the Utah man hard for first place.
Many gallery visitors asking to see
Senator Smoot evidently expect to
see something with horns, tail and
cloven feet and if asked to pick him
out usually select half the member
ship OF the Senate first. They can
not believe that that cIean-Iooking,
refined and intellectual appearing
young man can possibly be the terri
BILE Mormon monster which ignorant
and malicious report has pictured
him. BY the way, the enemies of
Smoot are now making their grand
final attempt to force him out of the
Senate; but his right to his seat will
be vindicated by a good majority
whenever the final vote is taH,n,
CONTINUED on page 81
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
Morrisville Messenger

In the death of ex-Gov, George w
Hendee, Morrisville loses her first citi
zen. A generous, kindly, manly mar
he was, who in the long period of his
activities filled many places of trust and
responsibility to the purpose of theil
best uses, were they large or small. He
was neighbor according to the Master
definition; he was a friend after the
highest types of friendship; he was q
supporter Of everything that broadened,
strengthened, or bettered the life around
him; he was the enemy of no man. He
was beloved by all in his manhood and
revered by all in his old age. In the
fullness of years he has laid down his
burden with all who knew him as the
legatees of his benignity without pref
erence, rank or distinction. In that
lies his first citizenship and the unquali-
fed blessing of his memory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
Why the Longevity OF Our Ex-COvernOrs

The death of ex-Gov. Hendee again
breaks the chain of Vermont's long
| line of living ex-Governors, of whom
prior to his death, there were fifteen
larger number b Y more than double
those OF any other state in the Union
Can this fact be accounted for upon
any other theory than that Vermont
calls to the Executive chair a class OF
men, the calm serenity of whose pri-
vate lives, as a whole, is little su.
perior to those of her sister states?
The pure water " hich flows down
our mountain sides, the pure air
which is the proverbial possession OF
our mountain state, may account in
part for the superior longevity of our
Vermont Governors, but may it not
be true that the public men of other
states live faster than those OF YER
mont? Far be it from us to speak dis
respectfully Of the Executives of our
sister states; but we are confronted
with fact and not theory, and it
seems to us that that fact is worthy
of consideration.
One state has only one living ex-
Governor and we believe that no
state except Vermont has more than
seven. and that we should have four
teen it seems to us warrants some
thing more than passing comment.
Doesit not speak volumes for the up
sanity, temperance and
purity of the men which Vermont
calls to occupy the Executive chair?
Think over the list from Holbrook of
'62 to Proctor of 'O6 and see if you
recall the names of any who do not
measure up to high standard in
these particulars; and is it not to
this fact that we largely owe our SUI
periority in the ma, ter of the longev-
ity Of ourex Governors And if this
is so, does not the fact constitute an
object lesson well worth mphasizing?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
GARFIELD

Mrs. Florilla Spaulding is again on the
sick list.
Mrs. Julia Jones is at work for Mrs
Will Williams.
Floyd Leach is quite i'll. DR.. Leach is
the attending physician.
The Horner boys have recently had a
telephone put into their house.
Mrs. Ella Prescott has been assisting
in the care of the sick child at Mr.. Emer-
sons.
c. B. Swift is improving the interior of
his dwelling by plastering, whitewashing,
papering, &c.
Miss Mary Farnham has finished work
at Homer Edwards and is now attending
school at Garfield.
Mrs. Rodney Jones and daughter Beu-
lah of Greenfield were recent guests of
the formers parents, Marcellus Prescott
and wife.
Mrs. G. A. Keller and son Karl of
North Craftsbury are guests at the home
of Mrs. Keeler's parents, r. c. Munson
and wife.
The infant son of Lee Emerson. who
has been very seriously i'll and under the
care of DR.. Leach of Hyde Park, is now
considered to be out of danger.
The clearinghouse in the DigCings is
undergoing repairs, and when finished
Elroy Horner and family will move there
and board the help while drawing logs.
Remember this paper stops at time
for which you haYe paid for it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
PARADISE VALLEY.

Fred Dairs and family are moving into
the house with Rob't Reed.
Isreal Dezotell went to Albany Sunday,
returning with new horse.
Mrs. Leon Bailey of North Hyde Park
visited her parents Friday and Saturday.
One of the pleasant events of the week
wrs a surprise" party at the home of A.
e. Stearns, the event being in honor of
their son, Dwight. About thirty were
present.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER u, 1906.

The death OF Gov. Hendce leaves
but few of the old-time active mem
bers of the Lamoille County Bar; in
fact Col Sawyer OF Hyde Park and
Judge Powers of Morrisville are the
only two lett Of the large and strong
membership ofthe county bar twenty
five years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
MONTPELIER Journal

In the death of Ex-Governor Hendee,
the State of Vermont loses man who
has spent his life in the Green Moun-
tain state and demonstrated that there
is an opportunity for brains here. Be
fore the vail of age shut out his bril-
liancv he was an influential figure IN
tbs state. He had served his state in
both branches of the legislature, been
ieutenant-g governor aLa governor, . anu
had represented his dis.rlcl ~ tlle na,nul
al Congress. His aDlli.y was ieeos iiNeo
as being more than ordinary
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

Heartiest congratulation to Col.
G. Benedict, senior editor of the Bur
lington Free Press, who on Monday
last reached the grand age of so
years. No man has seen more changes
and improvements in the art of print
ing a newspaper than he, and no
man has been identified with the
press of Vermont a longer period, and
no man has done more with his pen
for the good of the state. With
the press of the entire state we
join most heartily in wishing the
grand old editor many more years
of life, and we trust they will be filled
with the happiness that a long life
of usefulness is worthy of.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
Stockholders Meeting

The Stockholders of the Lamoille County
Savings Bank and Trust Company of Hyde
Park are hereby notified that their annual
meeting for the choice of Trustees will be held
at their banking rooms in Hyde Park, on
Tuesday, January s. 1906, at O'Clock in the
afternoon.
Per order of Trustees.
F. NJ. CULVER, TREASURER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

The fearless men who are naviga-
ting the air with more orless success,
saw their vehicles will soon take the
place of those that move on land or
sea. Perhaps they will, but seeing is
believing. Railway and other trans
portation shares no tendency to
slump on account of the prediction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

Usage Indians do not come under
the name of the poor Indian" Each
member of the tribe will be worth at
least $4,000 in land and annuities
with the allntmenrs they are now
taking Indian Territory, making
them the richest Indians in the United
States. Alaska will henceforth have
a voice (thou1h not a vote) in the
Congress of the United States. The
new representative of the territory,
Frank H. v askey, was presented IN
the House last week and sworn in.
The appearance of a delegate from
that far away portion of the nation
al domain elected great applause
from the members.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

The death of 0. S. Bliss Of Georgia,
Vt, will cause sincere regret on tie
part OF many of the farmers of La
noble county, who had an acquaint-
ance with him. He was interested
in the organization of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association and III many
ways, especially by his pen and voice,
aided in the Improvement and enlight-
enment of the Vermont farm and the
Vermont farmer. He will be greatly
missed at the meetings fthe Associa-
ton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

Alazv liver leads to chronic: dyspepsia and con
,t;o1|,vsskeus the whole systems Doan's
Reguiets (as cents per bOxl correct the liver, tone
the stomach, cure constipation
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

Mark Twain is crushed again.
Another New England public library
has, more or less contumeliously
"t'run out" one of his books. This
time it is the library at Worcester,
Mass, and the book is eve
Diary" which contains fifty or more
etchings of Eve in the costume which
prevailed at the time of her residence
in the garden of Eden. The librarian,
respectable married lady, "looked
the book through and through, and
was horror-stricken at the pictures.
She showed them to the trustees, who
are men, and they agreed with her
so out goes another of the Twain
books. This time. however, it is the
pictures and not the subject-matter,
so Uncle Mark needn't feel so bad as
in the case of" Huckleberry Finn"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

A good time now to renew your
subscription.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12
a The Japanese Equestion, treated

The japanese Equestion, treated
upon atsome length in the Presidents
message, and Which has become a
"question because of the refusal of
certain San Francisco schools to ad-
NIT japanese pupils, caused a great
deal of discussion in Congress at the
opening of the session, and indeed it
should. The Californians, if they are
so deathly afraid of the Japs, may
send them along east, where we will
guar antee to get along with them
and make useful citizens of them.
We have but little sympathy with
CALIFORNIA; perennial nightmare over
the yellow peril" because there'sno
peril to it. We would gladly trade
off some of our Rutheniums, Czechs.
Libyans, Dalmatians, Serbs and
other outlandish people, dumpedinto
our eastern ports, for a few smart,
quick, alert, up-to-date laps That's
how we feel about it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-12

Remember this paper stops at time
for which you haye paid for it.
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18
THE AMERICAN DRAMA.
Seeking Its Origin, One Must Go
Back, It Almost Seems, to the
American Circus.

No problem is more fascinating to
the student of Elizabethan drama than
the attempt to trace its splendid
achievement to It's earliest sources.
The quest leads one back to primitive
folk plays, TO secular improvisationa
and medieval renderings of sacred
story; and all study of perfected types
shows clearly here and there the de-
terminate influence of these first at
tempts.
1t is odd that no one has undertaken
a similar investigation of our Amer
ican drama, species of art SO dis
tinctive from drama proper that we
are not only justified in seeking, but
are compelled to seek a partially diff
ferent origin. The material drawn from
American life, developed by American
talent, and appealing to American au-
diences has peculiar characteristics
pointing irresistibly, in conception, de-
velopment and execution, to our first
artistic achievement, the American
circus; and inquiry as to origins takes
us back to our own-shall l say medi-
aeval days?-when Mr.. P. T. Barnum
was perfecting the entertainment that
was to burst upon the eyes of an as
founded world.
Though we can hardly be said to
have evolved new species, we have
given such marked coloring to exist
ing types of comedy that we may fair
ly claim the credit of creating new va
rieties. The local color play, the So
ciety play, the melodrama, the comic
opera, flourish as strictly national
productions upon our soil, differentia
being perhaps more firmly established
in the case Of the first two than Of
the others. In all, motif, plot, charac-
terization, setting show unmistakably
the influence Of the great prototype al
ready suggested.
Circles ANA circles of unrelated &c
ton; swift galloping from one to an
oter lest the audience should have time
to think; thesruling out Of cause and
effect, in order that something, no
matter what. may happen every min
ute--do not our plots betray their
origin in the planning Of circus day !
venture to afhrm that in no other
country can legs wriggle 50 swiftly,
can the swinging and leaping Of the
trapezs performer 90 so alertly and
frmly on. would pit our contortion-
lists and our hocD-jumpers against
those Of all other lands. With equal
armness | assert that in no other
drama does action follow SO SO swiftly,
90 unconnectedly as In our owp.--
From "The Point of View" III BcrIb,
ner. A
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18
WORDS IN oKLAHoMA's NAME
Belief That It Was Taken from Com.
anche Tongue Refuted by Stu
dent of Indian Lore.

Oklahoma City, Ok.-The Rev. J. s.
Murrow, of Atoka, who is a deep
student Of Indian lore and an au.
thority ON such matters, rofutes the
statement made recently by the In.
dian Leader that Oklahoma" is a
Comanche Indian word meaning
land Of the fair god"
He asserts that it is Choctaw
word and means simply 'red people" 4"
the Indian word "okla," meaning
people, and "homma" meaning red.
In joining the two words one m is
omitted. The name was given to
Wright, chief executive of the Choc-
taw Nation in 1866, when the United
States government negotiated with
all Of the Five Tribes to effect a
treaty.
At that time the present boundary
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
was outlined, and 1t was proposed
to erect regular territorial form
Of government with a view Of finally
making it a state to be controlled
by the indians. But the lnd1anS
themselves did not consent to that
part of the proposition.
When the matter of a name for
new territory was mentioned by the
secretary of the interior to the as
sembled Indian governors, Mr..
Wright spoke instantly and said:
"Call it Oklahoma" What does
that mean?" asked the secretary.
1T means red people," answered
Governor Wright, and the matter
was settled.
Later Indian Territory was sepa.
rated from the Oklahoma, and now
the original boundaries are to be
restored with the name rs given by
Governor Wright Of the Choctaws.
and the original state as contem-
plated will soon take its place in the
sisterhood, though in this new state
the Indians. will not be the controll'
Ing element, as they might have
been had they acted as the Govern.
ment desired in 1866.
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18
NAMED MISSISSIPPI.
Representative williams Gives Some
Interesting Historical Data Con-
cerning Famous Ships.

In recent convention Representative
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi,
gave some interesting historical Incl
dents of warships which have borne
the name of that state.
Zone of the ships engaged in the
blockade of the Mexican coast during
the Mexican war, under the command
of Capt. Connor" said Mr.. Williams,
was named the Mississippi. She
was sfterward under the special COM
mani of Capt. Forest, with the feet
that secured the neutrality of Yucatan
and captured the Mexican flotilla at
TObasco. 1t was the name of the
American battleship which flew Ad-
miral Farragut's pennant when he
broke through the distractions from
the mouth of the Mississippi to New
Orleans on the expedition which led
to the separation of the els Mississippi
from the trans Mississippi confederacy,
1t was the name of a confederate
cruiser, then being built for Admiral
Sommes, and not yet quite completed,
which was taken by the federal forces
when they captured New Orleans, and
which, If completed, might have taken
the place which the confederate cruiser
Alabama subsequently took in the his
tory Of the naval affairs of the world.
1t was the name of the battleshfp OF
Admiral Perry when, in 1852, by the
wise exhibition of big stick he pro-
cured from the old Japanese govern
ment the conditions under which
Japan, that rejuvenated giant of the
twentieth century, opened it's ports.
to the commerce of the United States,
and, as a result, to the commerce ana
fellowship of the world. 1t may be
said, therefore, to have been, in .
way, the opening wedge whereby the
trunk Of old prejudices and Chauvinis-
tic isolation in Japan was split and
destroyed. From It's guns, belched the
seed which, when grown to fruitage.
has developed into the present en-
pire OF Japan the most stupendous ex-
hibitiOn of the rebirth and rapid
growth to national manhood Of peO
pie, which the world has ever wit
messed.
"It was upon the same ship, Missis-
sippi, that Capt. Perry afterwards Wis
tied Halifax and Cape Breton, ON 40.
count Of the seizure OF our fishing veS-
sells by British cruisers. The result Of
that visit was the reciprocity treaty
with Canada, in 1854. And last, but By
no means least, in my estimation, II 4
the name Of a state second in the
union to none-a state whose great mer
have illustrated the virtue OF Americas
citizenship on the bench, In the cab
met enc In legislative halls: q gtats
whose men have illustrated the virtues
and greatness IN life-rendering q
American soldiery on the field. MAJ
the good ship Mississippi, when she 4
comni:ssiOned. 80 forth IN herself u
object lesson to the world Of the ex
Cellence Of American naval architec
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18

The Democratic Executive Commit
mittee of the Fourth Congressional
District met in the town of Winona,
Montgomery County, Mississippi,
pursuant to the call of the Chairman
and in accordance with law, when and
where there was present more than a
sufficient number Of Counties repre-
sented to constitute majority Of the
representative vote of this Congress
sional Executive Committee as re-
quired BY law. August Goth was fixed
as the day and date for holding the
primary for the 4th district, and Sep
tember, 10th for q second primary iu
case there should be need Of one.
None but white Democrats will be al
lowed to vote. Hon. w. s. Hill was
highly cOmplImented on the record he
made and was heartily endorsed for
reelection. The entire district coin
Cidea with the committee.
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18
ataal Framed puiIdinra.

Photographs Of the ruins Of san
Francisco show the steel skeletons Of
the big busIness Buildings standing
amid heaps Of brick and stone. Men
learn by experiences, and now they
know that in earthquake regions the
steel frame Is the best tor tall build-
ings. Japan, with its average OF q
shock 4 day. may now begin to build
lofty atrnctnrea.
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18
narrarI-abIo Citi1an

All the people Of Lempster, N. H., aOR
their hats and make straight his path
when william WEIGH travels In the
street. And well they might accord this
mark Of respect to William Welch, for
in all its staid environs Lempster has no
greater citizen than this man, who at
1O6 years Of age Is undoubtedly the old-
est veteran Of the civil war and the old
est Mason Of the United States.
Okolona messenger., 1906-07-18

The railroad commission at their
last meeting ordered the Southern
Railroad to build depot at Derma, q
station on the Houston branch In Cal
houn county. There has been fight
on between Derma and Calhoun City,
ever since the railroad decided to
build in that direction, and being only
two miles apart the situation has be-
come quite warm.