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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
MAKE HOMES IN TREE sTuMps.
Flrs Of the Pacific Northwest Ars Put
20 Many Uses After They Ar
Cut Down. 4

The fine frs Of the Pacific north.
west are so colossal that after the
trees are hewed down the stumps are.
used for children's Fairgrounds.
houses for families to live In or for
dancing platforms.
To make a stump house the mate
rial from the interior Is removed.
leaving only enough to form walls Of
suitable thickness. A roof of boards
or shingles is put over the top of tho!
stump. holes are cut for windows and
doors and family Of FIVE can and
often does make It their dwelling. The
stump houses are sometimes used by
settlers until they can build larger
and more convenient homes.
After the stump home has been va
Gated It is turned into stable for the
horses or sometimes In an enclosure
for chickens or hogs.
Next to the big trees Of California
the fir or sequoia Of Washington and
Oregon has the largest diameter. Az
they decay rapidly the following out
is easy. Sometimes they are used for
dance platforms, some of them 40
commodating as many as four couples.
Another custom is to turn the big
stumps into Fairgrounds for the chill.
dren. The children reach the top by
pieces of wood nailed against the
sides or by ladders. A beautiful use
of the large stumps is making them
into flower beds covered over with
trailing vines.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
STORY PuRPosELY MADE LONG
Teller Wore Out Patience Of Listen.
ere, but He Accomplished
His Object.

On one Of the rivers in China a pas.
senger boat had just started when .
man came running up and called out.
stop. stop! and take me on board"
"You are too late" replied the
boatman.
IF you will let me come I will tell
you tale" the man called out.
Now everybody likes to hear story.
and 80 the passengers persuaded the
captain to take the man on board. and
he began:
."Once upon a time a famous gen.
eral led an army to the south to fight
an enemy. On their way they came
to river which they had to cross.
They were only able to build very
narrow bridge. so that they had to
cross over one by one. Tramp. tramp.
tramp. tramp; one after the other
tramp. tramp"
The man kept on saying. Tramp.
tramp. tramp" for some time until the
people grew tired of it. At last one
said: Eyes. but go on with the story"
"You must let them cross the river"
the man replied. zone after the
other-tramp, tramp. tramp"
Presently the people stopped him
again and asked him to miss all that
part Of the story, but the man replied,
"They cannot cross the bridge in a
short time: they must go slowly and
carefully. one after the other. tramp.
tramp, tramp" and SO the man kept
on and would say nothing else.
At last the boat reached the end Of
its journey and the story was never
finished.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
why He Wanted a poa License.

why he wanted Dog License.
A young man, flushed of face, carry
ns Chihuahua dog, rushed hurriedly
lnt0 the state courts building the 9th.
Or day and asked excitedly for the dog
license bureau. You're In the wrong
house," a policeman advised him;
you'll have to 60 up town to the So.
siety for the Prevention Of Cruelty 70
Animals for that" "Wow." exclaimed
the young man. as If in pain. Then
he confided his story to the "cop."
You see" he said, II just bought this
mutt for the girl I'm going to marry.
Then we went over to the city hall to
get our marriage license. When we
got there she chased me out to get
license for this hairless brute.
She's waiting for me now" he added.
"but guess it's no dog license. no
marriage license" and the troubled
youth bolted for the subway and the.
animal headquarters at.s Twenty-sixth
street,-New York Tribune.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
Green Snow.

The familiar red snow Of Alpine and
Arctic regions is well known to be due
to the growth in it Of a minute one.
celled species of. alga.
In the Bulletin of the Botanical So.
ciety of Geneva. r. Chodat describes
new species of alga which grows in
snow and colors 1t green. The speci.
men was collected by Viret in a de.
preston between the Aiguilles du
Chardonnet and the Grands Mulets. at
the edge of the Argentiere Glacier.
The patch of green snow was some
81 yards long by 3 broad, the color
being dirty green. The new speciee
has been named raphidium vireti. aft.
Dr. its discoverer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
70 LIVE 4 LITTLE LONGER
Ever the Elusive Hope Of Humanity.
From Which u Seems Il Can
Not Be Separated.

The fountain of youth is the dream
II the young. At thirty the springtime
Of life is all but gone. Lines come
upon the face. scored by cares man
has not yet the wisdom to throw OF:
the girth becomes matter Of consid-
Grafton. the feet begin to lag. the
stairs grow long Then comes the re-
gret for the quick years. It cannot
have been mere dream which came
TO Ponce de- Leon in Porto Rico ana
lured him to Florida In search Of the
magical island of Bimini and the foun-
tain whose waters gave youth forever
to the hardy voyager.
No longer do we seek Immortality
in remote geography. No longer do
we look to the philosopher to give US
length Of years. We have had revealed
to US the uselessness and the iniquity
of the colon, all too late to risk its
axcision. We have been informed
that we do not really grow old: we
yield to arterio-sclerosis. Still we
have the hope that aging humanity
mas always had. The years of a man
are the years of his colon and his
aorta.
Now comes from Paris our latest
hope for the years declining. Modest
~. DR.. Doyen. the discoverer. an
nounces no absolute elixir vitae. He
thinks only that he is nearer finding
it than any one before him. The tale
comes to US in the newer jargon, I'm.
known and magnificent. It Is N.Y.
colysine which is to prolong our years
to considerable extent. 1t Is to dis
solve germs which in their activity
might wreck US; 1t is to give nov
strength to the phagocytes which arr
the devourers of our inner ills. In q
barbarous phrase 1t is to decuplize, to
multiply by ten, the power Of our re-
sisting agents.
As we look back we can spare with.
out regret the fountain of youth. AL,
ways to be callow might not be an un.
mixed blessing. But to keep forever
the years of man, to hold the stores Of
memory, to live steadily and to live
whole, to find a, fast the elixir of life
such as this has charm for US in
these adult cent lries as it had In the
childhood Of man.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
Worrying Worker.

o. those worrying workers, how
they take all the zest out Of what
should prove their greatest blessing
BY their forebodings. They will get
more out of life II they take to heart
these words of Beecher:
1T Is not work that kills men: Il n
worry. Work 10 healthy; you can
hardly put more upon a man than he
can bear. Worry Is rust upon the
blade. It 10 not the revolution that
destroys the machinery but the fris,
t1on."
Bla.on this to hang framed sbere
vouF desks. you dsspondent oasa
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
Homeless Case.

Doctor" said Mr.. Boyd, my in.
somnia is much worse now than II
ever was before"
Indeed"
Eyes, sir. 1t is. Why. I can't even
sleep when it's time to get up
Stray Stories.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
ala Job.

Big Job.
cttizen-Yes. the city IL going to
spend 100000 in improving our
parks.
Stranger = lndeedf What Is the
scheme?
Citisen-Ws are going to remodel
them to look IKE the souvenir postals
Of them.-Puck.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-08-11
Accounting for Il.

NCSVUuStuO TOT u.
What becomes Of the two cents
woman saves when she buys Q dollar
article for 90 cents?- Chicago News.
II 10 part Of the dime she spenda
tQ carfa1e getting to the bargain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
The Public Service Commission

The member of the Public Service Com
mission whose term expires this year is
Eli n. Porter of Wilmington Mr.. Porter
is Democrat and business man. How
we'll he has filled the position on the
board we are not able to Judge, but those
who know him know that he is man OF
good judgment and has endeavored well
and faithfully to perform the arduous du-
ties that have come to him as member
of this important board. Whether Gov.
Mead will appoint him or some other we
know not, but it is only fair to suppose
that Democratic party will be recog
nized again.
Should the new Governor decide to
look elsewhere for a man for this place he
would find just the right kind of man
in Harvey w Varnum of Jacksonville.
He is Democrat and a practical bust
ness man, has had large experience in
railroad construction and wears his
sovereignty under his hat" He would
be an ideal man on this important board.
This paper has in years gone by suggest
ed Mr. Varnum for this place and we hope
that some day the powers that be will
see the wisdom of this suggestion and
call Mr.. Varnum
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
ELMoRE

Our representative, E. E. Robinson
left for Montpelier Wednesday.
Communion services will be held al
the M. E. church next Sunday.
Mrs. Curtis Putnam. who has beer
suffering from rheumatic troubles, il
failing.
Alvin Davis and G. A. Peake expect to
leave about Nov. l for Florida, where
they will spend the winter.
Rev. J. L. Wrisley, former pastor here,
underwent an operation at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital Monday.
Edwin F. Button of Williamsburg,
Mass, was the guest of his cousin, <. E.
Camp, several days last week.
Mrs. Martha Clark and daughter, Mat
tie, of Chazy, N. Y, are the guests OF
the formers sister, Mrs. A. Merriam.
Mrs. B. E. Merriam and mother, Mrs.
o. A. Camp, leave Tuesday for Hacken-
sack, N. j., where they will spend the
winter,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
HardWick in Lan0ille County

The Hardwick Gazette says
The matter of changing the town O
Hardwick to Lamoille county has beer
seriously discussed by people here fol
some time, in which they offer the argu
ment that great deal would be saved us
in the transaction of court business, as
the distance of travel would be lessened
by one-half and railroad connections
could be made on the same day. At the
present time Hardwick people attending
county court must go to the county seat
the night before in order to be present at
the opening of court. This idea of a
change has, however, not become in gen.
eral favor. Better still would be, If the
towns here mentioned could be divid-
ed into special court district. Such an
arrangement would be of great conven-
fence, facilitate matters in disposing OF
court cases, and save expense to the in
dividual and to the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
GARElEIn

Elroy Homer is at work for Fred Jack
son, who is making repairs on his barn.
Fred jackson recently picked Fl pounds
of tomatoes from one plant. Who beats
| that?
| Alton Horner and Perey Prescott went
to Wolcott Monday where they have job
of cutting logs.
Harry Bennett and wife OF Morrisville
| We're recent guests at the home of Edward
Davis and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin wilkins of Morris
vile were callers at the home of l.. B.
Swift and wife Monday
Bernard Keller and wife from Portland,
Maine, a newly welded pair, are guests
at the home of Arthur Munson.
Leo Davis is atworl1 for Edward Davis
and Earl Mower for Harry and Charles
Davis, helping dig their potatoes.
A few from this place attended the
dance at Ed Moore's last Friday night.
We understand there is to be another in
two weeks from that time.
r. c. Munson went to North Hyde Park
Sunday. When he returned Monday his
wife, who has been spending a couple of
weeks with her children in that place,
accompanied him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
PLEASANT VALLEY

Mrs. f. S. Morgan returned to Miltor
after week with her father and brother
D. r. and j. D. Buker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dickinson from
BrOcktoD, Mass. ARE visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Cady visited Mrs
Cady's grandmother, Mrs. Amelia Ellis
worth, last week before leaving for theil
home in Washington, D. C.
A few of her friends and neighbors
gave Mrs. j. l.. Melvin a surprise visit
Saturday afternoon and took tea with
her, it being the list anniversary of heI
birth.
Mrs. j. L. Melvin, Mrs. w. A. Laraway
and Mrs. F. S. Morgan took dinner with
Mrs. j. ID. Stafford on her list birthday,
Sept. 49, and were treated to ripe black.
berries picked from the bushes that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Howard and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Hill of Webster. Mass.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A, Day and
of S. W. Heath, uncle of Mrs. Howard.
last Saturday. Mr.. Howard, who is a
wealthy wooden manufacturer, and party
have been making trip in their so b. d.
touring car visiting relatives at Saratoga,
Saranac Lake and Westport, N. Y, and
at Pleasant Valley and Burlington. They
returned home Saturday via Athol, Mass,
and then direct to their home in Webster,
taking week on the road. Mr.. Howard
gives Vermont much praise for excellent
roads which are much better than those
OF New York or even of Massachusetts,.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
PREVENTION OF WRINKLES
How to Refine Skin and Build Up Ts
sues With Cucumbers.

| 1t Is easier to prevent wrinkles than
to get rid of them, and If women would
remember this there would be fewer
lined faces and much Of the effect of
age would be kept away. Cucumbers
are inexpensive and one of the best
| things that can be used.
The method of extracting the liquid
Is always the same. and it is better to
make small quantity at a time to
! have 1t always fresh. The vegetable Is
! carefully washed and sliced, peel and
| all. 1t Is then put into saucepan with
| just enough water to cover and is gen
| tly simmered until the mass is muSh-
like. An hour is none too long for this,
the secret of having the best juice be-
Ing in having all the strength extracted
without allowing the liquid to boil
away. When cold it is squeezed
through muslin and then run through
a fine strainer. Cucumber essence IS
made by adding an equal quantity Of
high proof alcohol to cucumber juice.
A cream highly recommended as
tissue builder and skin refiner is made
of two ounces of sweet almond oil,
five ounces of cucumber juice and one
and half ounces of the essence, an
eighth of an ounce of CASTLE soap re-
duced to powder and one-third of a
dram of tincture of benzoin.
The soap and essence should be put
into quart preserving jar and tightly
covered to stand for twelve hours at
least. During the time it should be
shaken more or less constantly. The
cucumber juice is added when the soap
is dissolved, and the liquid is then
turned into a basin. Into this first the
almond oil and then the benzoin are
gradually added, whipping all the tine
with silver fork. The mixture when,
complete should be creamy mixture.
1t is best to put it into several small
bottles, those not in use being tightly.
corked. 1t should be shaken before
applying. This lotion dries into the
skin when well rubbed on. 1t may be
applied morning, night and through the
day, being used as substitute for cold
cream.
An aStringent mixture of cucumber
Is to add a teaspoonful of tincture OF
benZoin to two ounces of the juice.
rubbing this in after applying cold
cream. This is to be regarded as a
bleach and astringent and not as It's
sue builder.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
WAT ERVILLE

j. M. Hutchins has moved into J. w
Pages house.
| Mrs. Hannah Jones visited Mrs. Sarah
Foster, Friday.
l.. G. Pierce was in Bakersfield on bust
ness, Saturday.
A. B. Hill has charge of the mail on the
Cambridge Junction route.
Charles and Walter Westcot was at
home from Jay over Sunday.
Harley Hair and wife were at home
from Vergennes over Sunday.
| Mrs. Horace Evins was in Burlington
several days the past week.
| j. V. Stearns and George Beard left
! Tuesday morning for Montpelier.
Will Trombly has moved into one of
j. V. Stearns' tenements at Belvidere.
Mrs. A. Chaffee has sold her property
in Waterville and gone to Greensboro.
Charles Tillotson has moved his family
into the Culver house on Lapland Hill.
Roy Jones and family have moved into
the Laraway tenement across the branch.
f. L. Jones has moved from Cambridge
into Mr.. Laraway's tenement across the
Mill bridge.
Charles Tillotson has moved from Bel
videre into the Culver house on the Bak-
erstield read.
A good delegation from here attended
the Sunday School Convention at JohL-
son last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Wiley of Green's
boro visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
A. Wiley last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Westcot spent several
days the past week with their son, Rev.
Geo. Westcot at Franklin.
Cornelius Cutler former resident of
this place who now resides at Logan
Iowa is spending the week with friends
in town.
Miss Hubbard, who has been i'll for sew
eral years at the home of Mrs. Mary
Westcot, died Sept, 27. The funeral was
held, Thursday, Sept. 20. Mrs. Westcot
accompanied the remains to Boston.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
WORTHWHILE

Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. FL
Ober, is quite i'll.
Among those taking in the excun,
to Boston this morning were Mr. a
Mrs. H. l.. Spear, Mr.. and Mrs. C,l
Bridge and son, Ellis, Mr.. and NJ
Chas. McNall, Mrs c. B. Kramer, Mis-
Maude and Laura VanDpzen, Miss Laq
Taylor, Clarence Taylor, Mr.. and Nj
G. A. Barrows, Mrs. Martin Wilka
Will Towne and c. II. Crane.
Rev. .C.St.Clar and wife left for tft
new parish, Port Henry, n. Y.,gto-ds
They take with them the best wishea,
many friends here, who sincerely regy
their departure. That they may ia
their new field of labor all that they al
ticipate is the sincere desire of all Y
doubt they will look back with pleasu
many times upon this their first pas
torate and we have no doubt that ther
will be times, even in those elysian field,
when they will have just tincture
longing TOR Gods country" overe her
in Vermont. og4
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
RIVERSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Cobleigh spent
| Saturday and Sunday last with friends in
Stowe.
Mrs. George Hyde and daughter Hattie
of Centerville visited Mrs. James Roddy
recently.
Miss Lula Whitcomb and sister from
the Island spent Sunday with her sister in
Waterville.
Mrs. Grace Start and family of Bakers
field visited with her mother, Mrs. j. M.
Parker, last week. ra.e.z
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Parker of Burling-
ton spent few days with their mother,
Mrs. James Parker.
Mrs. Marshie Randall and Mrs. Fred
Child of Morlisville visited the Manley
brothers last Thursday.
Andrew Gotta is raising up and other
wise repairing the buildings on the Myers
place. MI. Minor of Cambridge is doing
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ruggles and child
rem and Mrs. Harriet Manley from the
north village visited at the Manley home
the first of the week. G5l-
The husking at Charles 7Whitcomb's
was wei, attended. Two hundred bushels
were husked out after which refresh
| ments were served in the house. All had
fine time.
Mrs. Gilbert Broadwel saw five deer
near the house last week. They seemed
quite at home, but after viewing the
beauties of nature they departed without
saying when they would return.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
The Legislature Organized

The House was called to order by Sec
rotary OF State, Guy Bailey, and on q
ballot for Speaker Frank Howe Of Ben,
nington was elected. His only opponent
was Mr.. Webster, the Democrat member
from Swanton. Charley Plumley, "one
OF the best clerks the House has ever
had" was reelected to that position
and Rev. A. w. Ford whom we first
mentioned, was elected chaplain.
In the Senate Homer Skeels. the old
reliable, was reelected secretary of that
body and Max L. Powell of Burlington
president pro tenn.
There was large attendance of visit
ors in both the Senate and House. We'd
nesday afternoon was devoted to the
drawing of seats. Thursday morning
Coy. Prouty will give his retiring ad.
dress and that will be followed in the
afternoon by Gov. Mead's inaugural adj
dress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
| OWEI 1

Miss Bessie Murphy is visiting relatives
in New York this week.
H. H. Newton and Milo Hines were in
North Troy Tuesday on business.
Joseph Grant of Hardwick was in to wn
the last of the week visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Della LeClair is in Irasburg this
week with her sister, Mrs. Fred Fields,
who is very ill.
Charles Generess of this place and Miss
Ada Whittemore Of Eden were married
September by Rev. M. Hurd.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Fl. Brahana were in
Montreal Sept. 90 with their little daugh-
ter Marion, who went for Medical treat
ment at Royal Victoria hospital
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
CADY'S FALLS

E. W. Clough has been on the sick list
Frank Stearns has bought farm il
Johnson.
Carol Mudgett and wife are visiting in
Burlington
Erwin Terrill and wife visited at Albert
Terrilps Sunday.
Miss Ethel Delarm has finished work
at Oscar Sherwin's.
E., K. Seaver and family visited Mrs.
Sewers sister in Walden last Saturday.
Ers. Sylvester Wood and Mrs. Sher.
man visited friends in Centelv.lle one day
last week.
Fred Davis, who has not been here for
several years, was recent visitor at
Emily Towns.
Mr. Hilliords horses ran away with
him while working in his field Monday
and threw him off and the wagon ran
over his leg braking two bones.
Clayton Haskins and wife, who have
been at work in Cambridge the past year,
have returned and will occupy their
rooms in Sylvester Woods house.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-05
Estate OF willis w. Culver
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

State of Vermont, District of LamOille 3, Sin
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, In said dis.
tict. on the 4th day of October. A. ID. 1910.
tate OF Willis W. Culver late of Stow, in said
district deceased, presents his administration ac-
count for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution AND parti-
ton OF the estate of said deceased. Mhereupon
l is ordered by said Court that said account and
said application be referred to session there OF
70 be held al the Probate ONCE. in said Hyde
Park on the gath day of October, A. ID. 1910, q {
10 Dam. TO, hearing and decision thereon and it is
further ordered, that notice hereof be given to
ali persons interested by publication OF the same
three weeks successfully in the News ana
Citizen. newspaper published at Morrisyille
and Hyde Park, previous to said time appoint
ed for hearing, that they may appear at SAID
time and place. AMI show cause, u any they
may have. why said account should not be al
lowed and such decree made
BY the Court.-Attest.