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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-08-03
Mr.ACGO FLOUR
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FRED B. BOYLES,
johnson. Vermont

Mrs. d. S. Scott was in Hyde Parl
Tuesday
V. A. Billiard of Burlington was il
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Candice Carpenter has returned
from a visit to Georgia.
Mrs. Fl. e. Stevens of Allston, Mass. il
visiting at D. S. Scott's.
Miss Roberts of Montpelier has been q
guest of Miss Ruth Parker.
Miss Mary Lamelle of Cambridge is a
guest at Mrs. William Rushford's.
Mrs. Carrie Stearns is in Morrisville
! this week having her eye operated on.
Earl Kinsley Of Rutland visited his
aunt, Mrs. Freeman Boyce, the first of
the week.
Mr.. and MRS. j. G. Harvey of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are visiting their niece, Mrs.
Levi Tatro.
Principal and Mrs. L. A. Cooke have re-
returned from Irasburg. where they WIS.,
lieu lis ldlutI.
Harry Parker,s family have returned
from Lake Eden, where they have been
in camp for three weeks.
Mrs. Stephen Ritterbush and two
children from Maine are visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Nettie Warner.
Franklin Hooper from Riverside spent
several days recently with his grand
mother, Mrs. Flora Hooper.
Mrs. Hortense Miner, who has been
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Livermore,
has returned to Jacksonville.
Lewis Demeritt, who underwent an
operation at Mary Fletcher Hospital re-
Gently, is reported as doing well.
Mrs. w. H. Nye, son Richard and
daughter Mary, went to South Hero
Monday for few days stay.
Are you getting ready for the Ithiel
Falls Campmeeting Be sure and at
tend. Some improvements have been
made, but not such chance every day
TO nave an outing and hear good speaking
AID music. Live as cheap as at home.
Aug. y %. Plan to come and stay for
the ten days.
E. Fl. Sherwin received Monday night
letter from Mrs. Sabn announcing the
sudden death of her father, Heman A.
Newton in Sycamore, ILL.,. last Saturday
morning at seven o'clock. His death was
painless and was due to simply wasting
away. He was for many years one of
Johnson's prosperous farmers, a lifelong
member of the Baptist church here and
was closely identified with everything
pertaining to the welfare of johnson.
Last March he sold his village property,
also his two farms, and went to Sycamore
to live with his eldest daughter. Funer-
al was held there August LIST and the
burial made there. He leaves wife and
one daughter. He was about Is years
old
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-08-03
STOWE
Mrs. NJ. E. French is quite i'll.

4uIS. NJ. Il. rf0UCu is ILL.,
A. A. Royce is in town from Danvlle
Miss Elva Warren was i'll several days
last week.
Miss Ruth Angel visited Mount Mans
field this week.
w. F. Churchill and Fl. G. Thomas are
in Boston this week.
Frank Ladd and daughter are spending
the week in Barre.
John Reed is spending few days with
Burlington relatiles.
Miss Ethel Brush is at home from
Cambridge this week. ~
| Porter Collins aud wife of Randolph
are guests at A. w. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Mills of Essex
junction are visiting in Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. French. are
visiting relatives in West Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Clark of MORA. n.
T., were visitors here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Robinson of Elmore
visited relatives here over Sunday.
Rev. G. F. Beecher and family are in
Essex Center for couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mills of Essex juno
ton have been visiting relatives here.
Rev. j. Q. Angel and daughter, Ruth,
are spending the week in Montgomery.
S. L. Dewey and A. B. Thompson were
in Lowell last week installing lightning
rods.
Mrs. Charles Bridge of Albany, N. Y,
visited her niece, Miss Ida Harris last
week.
Rev. A. G.. Cornwall is the guest of
Rev. Mr.. Jackson in st. Adams this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gale of Cady's |
Falls we're guests at j. F. CampbelTs last |
week.
Mrs. Charles Bridge of Albany, N. Y,
has been visiting relatives on Maple |
street.
Mrs. Kate Stone and daughters, Emily
and Mary, are spending the week in Mont |
p slier.
A sale, ice cream festival, etc. willlbe /
held by the Unity ladies, Aug. ). All are
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Merrill of Boston
are visiting at B. G. Merrill's in Stowe /
Hollow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-08-03

Gene Lafountain was called to Burling
ton Monday by the critical illness or his
brother.
Miss Rebecca Wright of Montpelier
was the guest last week of Miss Anna C.
Bracket.
Mrs. Foster Dow and little nephew
Harry Sweitzer, have returned from
Marsbfeld.
John Schermerhorn Van Slyck is al
home again, after a two years tour Of
the United States.
G. K. Burt and II. II. Raymond are ID
Rochester this week looking after then
lumber interests.
Mrs. Abbie Warren spent portion OF
last week with her brother and family
in st. Johnsbury.
Messrs, r. S. Page, l.. II. Lewis and
r. W. Hulburd of Hyde Park were Wis.
itors in town Friday.
Mrs. Sarah A. Weeks has returned
from weeks visit to her son, Walter
w. Thomas, in Morrisville.
Mrs. F. L. Knight and son and Mrs.
Fred Atkins of Waterbury were gnesSs of
Mrs. Cornie Gates yesterday.
Miss Angie Smith has finished her
work at the Waterbury State Asylum
and is visiting at F. e. Smiths.
Miss Mcdonald, who has been caring
for Mrs. H. E. Pike, returned to her
home in Burlington Wednesday.
Miss Myra Cheney, who has been
spending month with relatives here re-
turned to Anderson, Ind, Monday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-08-03

Abont forty attended the annual Straw
picnic held on John Straw's lawn Tues
day afternoon.s ~ 1t was the first time in
several years that all the surviving Straw
brothers and sisters were present. John
Straw, seventy-eight years old, was the
Oldest member of the family.
Harold L. Cheney gave a party Friday
evening at the Akeley Memorial hall in
honor of his sister, Miss Myra Cheney,
who leaves Monday on her return to An
derson, III. About As were present.
Cards and dancing and dainty refresh
ments made a pleasant evening.
On Thursday afternoon Fred Robinson
about 10 years of age, son of Charles |.
Robinson, met with an unfortunate ae-
cident at Fred e. Smiths saw mill at
Moscow, where he was employed. He
was picking up boards from the saw and
stepped inadvertently in front of the car
riage which hit him, knocking him down
and breaking both bones of the left leg q
little above the ankle.
One of the heaviest electrical storms
eyer known in this section was that of
last Wednesday evening, beginning about
seven o'clock and with several intermis-
sions continuing until after midnight
The storm was severest in the West
Branch valley. Lightning struck Volney
G. Babc0ck's house, tearing of board
and breaking window. Two telephone
poles near the house were demolished
and the wire for several rods was de-
stroyed. A tree was struck near E. B.
Gales buildings and another at N. 3.
Johnson's mile and half down the
valley. On Mount Mansfield the storm
was light with only a little rain and no
electrical accompaniment. People at
the Summit House were able to watch
from the verandas the storm in the val
ley below. AT Lake Mansfield the rain
was the heaviest ever experienced, but
no damage was done beyond washing
the roads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
THE TAFT MESSAGE.

The comprehensive manner in which
the president dealt with the interstate
commerce and antitrust questions in
his special message of yesterday was
proof of his wisdom in not including
these two important matters in his
first message to congress. The legis-
lative program he outlined for amend
ments to the interstate commerce act
and for a federal incorporation bill
treats subjects that are among the
most important now before the peo-
pie, and they could not have been
treated in so exhaustive manner and
with evidences of such deep study if
they had been made only a part of a
general message. The newspapers of
the middle west are agreed that the
Taft message is an able document and
general approval is given to the re-
forms the president outlines.
The Sioux City Journal declares that
it seems to present in compact form
more workable suggestions for the
solution of railway and trust regula-
ton problems than have ever been
presented in single document. at
may be said" says the Journal, chat
the Taft program Is not radical enough
fer the radicals nor conservative
enough for the conservatives, never.
! theless, both in details and manner of
presentation, it is likely to appeal to
moderate radicals and moderate con
servatives. This means that it should
appeal to large majority of the
American people
Some of the newspapers express the
opinion that Pinchot has for some
time been playing for his release" II
| this is the case he should be satisfied
with the turn events have taken. Pres
! ident Taft had no alternative but tc
dismiss the forester. He had violated
an executive order in going over the
head of his superior to furnish con
sress with his opinions. This was
insubordination. When he went fur
Their than this and made a yelled at
1 tack on the president in his letter, Mr.
Pinchot was placed in the position O
Issuing challenge to Taft. The presi
dent knocked the chip off the forest
er's shoulder.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
BEEN TAKING TURNS.

Mrs. Rogers had the barrel of rus
set apples placed in the attic because
they were not quite ripe enough to
eat, and she warned her three boys,
whose ages range from to IL years,
not to touch them.
Then one rainy day, when she
sought the attic to get something
from trunk, she came full upon her
sons, surrounded by apple cores. At
her approach two of the boys drew
closer together; but the third, a little
distance, who lay on his stomach,
contentedly munching an apple, APP
parently paid no attention to his
mothers entrance.
claimed reproachfully. Whatever are
you doing? And those apples!
Didn't l tell you not to touch them?"
Eyes, mamma replied Jack, the
eldest, "but we're not really eating
them; we're acting the Garden of
Eden. Willie and ! are Adam and
Eve. Henry, over there, is the SER
pent trying to lead us to our down.
fall by showing us how good the APP
pies are"
But" began the mother, as sternly
as she was able, you two must have
been eating apples; Henry hasn't done
around YOU
ooh, yes" returned Willie, the
youngest, we've all been taking
turns being the serpent Fruit
! Grower.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
oPULENCE.

They numbered four They absolute
ly exuded prosperity. The things
which they ordered were such as to
fill with envy the breast Of the man
at the next table engaged in consum-
Ing the most modest dish disclosed
by the bill of fare The four were con-
versing - languid, plutocratic. con-
versation After a while 1t turned to
the question of money. Evidently they
wanted to do something. How much
money had they? One of the four took
out his pocketbook and counted up a
roll Of bills.
ooh, have hundred and forty,
said he carelessly.
The second and third members OF
the party went through their peck
cts.
IL have two hundred and fifteen,
remarked one.
"And I have three hundred" said
the other.
The fourth waved his hand-grand
ly.
Never you mind, you fellows" he
said "I'll lend you all you want"
Tenderly walters bore the man al
the next table out into the cold air. He
will recoyer.-New York Times.
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PULASKI.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Townsend enter
tanned number of relatives and
friends New Years day. An excellent
dinner was partaken of and all enjoy
ed the occasion very much.
Sam Fountain and Miss Myrtle Pad
get were married Thursday evening.
Dec. both at the home of the brides
parents near F'loris.
School commenced Monday at Wal
nut Grove after having a short yaca-
ton.
Remember the Courier want ads
viii sell farms. horses, cows, chickens.
butter, eggs as well as everything else
you can think about One-half cent a
word.
Mrs. Geo. Hendrix of Kansas is Wis
|iting relatives and friends near Troy.
Gus Birchmeyer and family of
Washington state are visiting friends
near here.
Thos. Shopn who recently sold his
farm expects to locate in Missouri in
the near future.
Protracted meeting has been in
progress at the NJ. F. church at Troy
for the past two weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
SHALL THE MAJORITY RULE?

Under the above heading Leslie's
Weekly prints the following article:
The reasons for the failure of de-
fections to wreck the Republican party
are not difficult to ascertain. In the
first place, no man, however ambitious
can or should become greater than his
party; and this will apply as well to
a clique as an individual Again, it is
safe to assume that the majority is al
ways nearer right than a minority.
The majority was right in 1864, in 1872,
in 1884, in 1896 and is at present. The
present minority Of insurgents has no
fixed policy, no pregnant principle. 1t
is not even united on the one question
upon which it has made its first revolt
the tariff. In the recent struggle it
was given more than it deserved. In
spirit of compromise and concilia-
ton duties were reduced or repealed
TO the very danger line, and not in a
single instance has it resulted in a
lowering of prices-the main conten-
ton of the insurgents.
The primary characteristic of the in
surgent Is selfishness. He cares moth
ing for the general veal. Many Re
publicans in congress, failing to get
the tariff rates they thought best for
their respective localities, accepted the
sacrifice for the general good and
voted for the measure of the majority,
which was approved by the president.
But the insurgent says he will fight on
He will keep up the agitation whether
it disturbs business or not. whether it
disrupts the party or not. He is SO
overcome with egotism, SO intoxicated
with self-importance and so saturated
! with selfishness that he is fully salts
| fed with the notoriety that brings
checks from magazine publishers OF
| the lecture bureau. This is not states
manship nor even righteous citizen
ship. 1t cannot endure, 1t will soon
consume itself, as did Liberality, Mug
wumpery and Populism.
| In the meantime, the self-appointec
mouthpieces of the insurgent bant
announces that they are ready to fight
regardless of consequences. That is
the privilege of the minority party OF
a minority faction. But the majority
will continue to rule, and 1t Will rule
the firmer and better because of I'm
| warranted opposition.
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paid more to Cuba than 1t got back In
ipcrppcaJ frada

paid more to Cuba than 1t got back IN
increased trade.
The imports from Germany increas-
ed $32,000,O00, while the exports to
that country declined S14,000,000. In
the same way exports to Italy declin-
ed 100000 and imports increased
about S8,000.000. Exports to Japan de-
clined sS,000,000 and the imports in
creased $4,000,000. japan now sells in
this country more than three times
what it buys from it. Exports to the
United Kingdom declined s16,000,00O
while imports increased $71,000,000. A
tariff that operates in that way is GER
tainly not one OF which foreigners
have any ground Of complaint.
Imports from Canada for the eleven
months of this calendar year increased
nearly $15,000,o0o and exports to that
country increased $4,000, 900. The gen
eral feeling in Washington is in favor
of pleasant relations with Canada in
regard to the tariff, but not at the ex
pense of discrimination against this
country. President Taft is greatly in
clined to overlook Canada's delin
quencies. but he has not yet discover
ed any way to evade the law imposing
maximum duty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11

and he wanted to know, says Harris
Dickson in Success Magazine. With
his southern friend he was hurrying to
the courthouse. A negro parade block
ed the street; negroes in carriages on
horseback on foot: negroes with
swords and axes; stumpy negroes with
Masonic banners. lean negroes with
Pythian devices, fat negroes with Odd
Fellows insignia; miscellaneous me-
groes with miscellaneous emblems.
The Philadelphia pushed through
the crowd and ran back in great ex-.
citement. Whats it all about? What
are they doing?"
The Southerner couldn't explain, but
beckoned to a very intelligent young
lnegro-who, by the way, was prom
what's the occasion for all this pa
! rade?"
The young negro laughed. Now
JcLge. you ought to know dat a Niger
don't need no 'casion for a parade"
| Tom had spoken a mouthful. Pa
geantry appeals to the negroes tropical
Imagination. Churches and lodges fur
nlsh most of the social life that he
knows. He does not ask why the brass
band Is playing; he keeps step with
the fellow that beats the drum and Is
happy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
NOT APPROPRIATE.

Senator Beveridge was replying
at dinner in Washington, to de-
fender of the sugar trust:
when you say that" the senator
cried, "you say something ludicrous-
" unexpected and malapropos.
"You remind me of a man at his
brothers funeral. This man bent
over the grave, and closely watched
the lowering of the coffin down into
the clean-cut rectangular chamber
prepared for it. He heaved a sigh as
the coffin came to rest, and said to the
undertaken, heartily:
Its the neatest fit ever saw
in my life. Come and have drink
on the head of it," Washington
Star.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11

strength. Abnegation carries its lesson
but 1t is not always best. Think about
what | say. Does Helen love you.
I'll am afraid she does
And Kate?"
He flushed holly. 81 hope you don't
think me cad enough to have found
out! ! hope never made sign of my
feeling for her! You make me nate
myself"
The old lady had arisen and the
young man was helping her into her
cloak. I'm going now, young man,
but remember what l say. No woman
thanks man for marrying her to keep
a promise. Probably Helen already
doubts your feeling for her! Another
thing-you cannot give love out to
loveless world unless you have real
home to find love in. And love Is not
matter of dollars or of position, or
even Of ability or philanthropy-it Is
a thing wholly spiritual Follow your
heart! Good bye now" She held out
her hand Il want you to go straight
| to Helen and tell her. Will you?"
| He walked back to his office. AS ne
went to the phone on the desk to call
Helen and ask when he could see her,
his eye fell on letter from her left
there by the postman in his absence
He openedit wonderingly.
Dear Toni start tonight for SIX
months abroad and leave this to be
mailed after am gone. You don't love
me. | am slow, but have seen 1t fol-
some time. will not pretend that am
not hurt, but l will say that l an
strong and shall get over 1t. Aftfr all
| | believe we would have made mis-
take-a doctor needs home woman
l want my work. You need some flow
er of a thing to make sanctuary FOL
you. / don't know who she is, but I've
a feeling that you have found her.
Helen"
He sat dazed for while, then HI
closed the office and took car TO
little Hates boarding house
She at first refused to see him, bu
he sent the greasy landlady back u
say he would stay until she did. Thel
she came down wrapped in a big shaw
weak--and proud. Her Transparent
cheek flushed under his gaze, her eye
fell She would not come to his out
stretched arms, so he went to he
and EMBODIED her, and held her clos
t while he told her all that lay in hi
: heart Presently she was clinging t
him as if she would never let him e
And he didn't mind In the least tina
the fat, frowsy landlady was certainl
: listening at the door.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-11
THE EVENING STORY
THAT THING CALLED LOVE.
BY JEANNE OLIVE LoIzEAUx.

BY JEANNE OLIVE LOIzEAUX.
Copyright, 1910, by Associated Liter
. airy Press.
Dr. Thomas Denman, on his way
from call stopped at the first good
cafe he passed, hung up his fur coat
and cap, and looked about the crowded
place for seat The pre-Christmas
stir of gayety and hurry irritated him
why should the world hurry 1t was,
he thought, making the usual hustle
about nothing Then he saw an empty
chair at small side table and walked
over to it, asking permission to Sit OPP
posite the little old lady on the other
side She bowed graciously and let the
waiter give her some soup.
The meal passed in silence save for
an occasional word of courtesy in
passing salt or sugar, and the little
lady began to study the anxious young
face before her. Why did this big,
blonde healthy young man eat so lit
tie? She noted the fine, trained white
hand crumbling a piece of bread-the
surgeons hand. He was so manifestly
worried and unhappy that her always
open heart went out to him. Would he,
young enough to be her son, resent a
question?
| Excuse me- she finally ventured,
"but are you ill-or in trouble?" He
glanced up, surprised but his face
! cleared to a sort of whimsical graft
| tude. He suddenly wished for moth
/ er-like this woman. or course, MS
own mother was dead-he liked to
think that she would never have left
him nameless in an orphanage surely
no mother would do that! He smiled
at the little old lady ruefully.
st has been called a disease" he
1 replied "And isn't it trouble to be en-
gagged to one girl and very much
/ AFRAID you are in love with another:
What would you advise your son In
such a case?"
He waited in silence while the wait
err changed his plate.
Suppose you tell me what the case
Iis?" she suggested in low, inviting
voice
/ He hesitated a moment, then con
cluded to do the unheard-of thing HI
never even talked about himself II
friend.
well. since you're so good-I'm {
doctor-been practicing three years
and just beginning ITO make good.
don't know who I am. was left un
named in an orphanage. l ran away a
ten, named myself, and worked M.
way through college. Then I did char
ity work in a clinic for the slums ant
: learned the sorrows of the poor prob
ably came from originally. A rich NAL
interested in philanthropy gave M
money to study in Europe. | cam
back and established myself and hav
repaid him every cent. Also am er
gagged to his only daughter met he
in Settlement work. She is wrappe
up in it. She is lovely and kind. Sh
/ has a heart and brains, and money an
position-we could help each othel
( and our united force would be pow
/ err i wanted to be helper, for hav
lsuffered in loneliness and want. And