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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24

The Michigan Retail Monument
Dealers association is in session at
Grand Rapids. and the heading Of the
Herald's story is: Grave Topics are
Under Discussion" Undoubtedly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24

We are told that SOOOOO.OOO pencils
were used in America last year. A
good many Of them were worn out by
h0useholders trying 10 figure out n way
70 make their salaries meet their ex-
pcnses.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24

After reading about the daily revolu-
ton across the border, one is led to
wonder what the average Mexican does
for a living.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24

Poor LaFollette! About the only
time he gets his name on the front
page any more is when somebody
deserts him for Roosevelt.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
BY Mail or Carrier.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1912.

Champ Clark had better watch out
Col. Harvey is beginning to compli-
ment him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24

Judson Harmon points with alarm
md also views with pride in much the
same old way.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24
knowledge of Both City and
Country Good
For Boy
'fo*o+o'so-so.so*oso+o+o*o
By Chancellor ELMER e.
BROWN of New York
University

ANIIE country is not moral
q because it is country;
~ neither is the city i'm
moral because of itself.
THE BOY THAT KNOWS BOTH
HAS A BROADER VISION, A
kEENER SENSE FOR TRUE
VALUES THAN HAS THE BOY
WHO KNOWS BUT THE ONE.
But if you want the good of
the country for boys and girls
the SOIL MUST BE CULTI-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Record Pension Roll

Appropriation of nearly 5000. 100000
for pensions for veterans of American
wars will be necessary at the short SEES
sion of Congress which opened Monday
This unusual sum, exceeding all appropri'
ations OF former years, will be necessary
to make up deficit of nearly 100000,
900, resulting from the increase of pen
sions under the Sherman law OF last,sum-
mer and the proportionate increase in
the general pension BUDGET occasioned
by this act.
Estimates obtained by members of Con-
gress indicate that the regular pension
bill probably will carry about $175, 900,
900. This in itself will be a record break.
ing total, for the Sherwood law mater
tally increased many pensions. 1t has
not yet been determined whether the de-
felt of approximately $2o,oo0,oo0 will
be added to the regular appropriation
bill or put into some other measure. The
pension bureau has enough money for
the present, but will run short between
March 4, and July !, when the new
fiscal year begins, unless it gets the
extra $2O,OOO,OOO.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Don't This "Get Your Goat?'

The Burlington Clipper, with head
J quarters at Essex junction, takes excep-
tions TO our recent item about the hote.
fire and gets off this speil:--
Nearly every newspaper in the stale
has had its fling at Essex junction blu,
the gem in the last issue of the Hyd,
Park News and Citizen is about as bril-
liant piece of English as could possib y
be composed. Now, just read IT.
"a big fire Sunday at Essex Juncti Ii
destroyed the well-known junction hous,
and that popular (?) resort is now with
out hosiery OF any kind. Still they
have the depot, that place of long wal =
ing, and Phelps famous poem left. With
these two things the Junction is "stll
GA the map"
Matter for editorial comment in the
y mS aud Citizen office must be scarce,
luueed, wien the edi cor has to stoop and
slash sucn rot as this. Itnot only shows
ignorance but is childish display of Sc f
cohcelt characteristic of Office boy work
Essex Junction has no apologies to offer
as "a popular resort. The town might or
dinalIly not be superior to Hyde Park
but if the rest of Hyde Park is to be
judged by the editorial utterances of the
newspaper in that town then Esse3would
win in "a walk. The editor of the Hyde
Park News and Citizen has probably ex-
perienced the happy situation-of getting
on the wrong train at Essex junction.
He is excusable, like lots of others, who
know mole about how the trains run
than the train. mas er. They are zeal y
to Ue pitied. But Essex cannot hep
having a poor railroad station any more
than Vermont can help toleratlng such
editors (?) as write pretty little gems like
the clipping printed above.
After reading this we are strongly
tempted to publish that poem and say
something about the noted graveyard,
bat guess, we'l wait until The Clipper
man has another fit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Legislative Notes

The Legislature has again gotdown to
| business.
The knowing ones say that this session
will be shorter than that of 1910.
Assistant Doorkeeper Garfield is serious
ly i'll at his home in Arlington.
bill prohibiting the holding of public
office by persons engaged in The liquor
traffic is before the House.
By a vote of 70 to 80 the House has
killed the bill requiring horse drawn We
hicles to carry lights at night.
A Joint resolution by Cook of Lyndon
urges the congressional delegation to
"advocate and aid in the passages of
any immigration bill containing the illit-
eracy requirement" This requires
reading and writing test. 1t has been
adopted on the part of the House.
Among the measures to receive the axe
are House bill 1O5. an appropriation of
$25, 00O.fo picking up stone besides the
highways, for trimming and setting out
shade trees and cutting brush along
highways, Mr.. Martell's bill to exempt
money loaned by individuals, corpor-
ations or co-partnerships on real estate
in Vermont at a rate not to exceed five
per cent. House bill 1853, relating to
offsets, and House bill 1853, exempting all
money loaped on real estate, regardless
Of the rate charged, were killed. Mr..
Donnely's bill to extend the time in which
second and seventh. class licensees may
sell liquor from 7 to 8 o'clock in the
evening, went into the discard.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT
A Short Term AS Usual

County court opened Tuesday morning
with Judge Butler presiding, assisted by
Judges Mower and Leach Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr., Trill, after which
came the Sheriffs proclamation, given in
stentorian voice by Sheriff Town. Then
the docket was gone through and the
several cases acted upon; many of them
being continued, settled or passed over.
A few were set for trial and others are
with the court.
In the afternoon the Grand Jury was
called and all drawn responded. After
listening to an able address from the
Judge, instructing them as to their duty,
c. H. Slocum of Morrisville was appoint.
ed foreman and that body retired and
took up their work Wednesday morning.
The petit jury was next called and of
the 80 drawn 26 responded, the Others
having been excused. That body was
also ably addressed by the judge and are
now ready for the work of the term.
The judge having to be at Supreme
Court in Montpelier Thursday, the petit
jury were excused until Tuesday morning,
Dec. 10, at ten o'clock, when the work of
the term will be resumed.
During the afternoon of Tuesday the
divorce case of Clarence H. Laplant VS..
Prudence Laplant was heard.
Wednesday was devoted to minorcourt
matters and adjournment taken to the
time mentioned above next week.
Never before in the history of the coun
ty, it is said, was the attendance of at
torneys at the opening of court as small
as on this occasion. There were only
five present - Messrs. Hulburd, Fleet
wood. Cheney, Tracy, Maurice. what
lacked in quantity was made up in quail
ty," said the Sheriff.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
The Plucky Balkans

For centuries the hated rule of the Turks
over native Christian people has been ID.
horent to the Christian people OF the
great powers of Europe. 1t has been in.
evitable that this atrocious despotism
must sometime stop. 1t would have been
terminated long ago but for the rivalries
and jealousies of these same Christian
powers. They could easily have driven
the Mohammedans from Europe and res
cued an enslaved people from the enthral-
dom of the Crescent, but the problem of
the distribution of the spols has saved
the Turk. How to gain large share of
the loot and prevent a rival from par
ticipating in the division of the remnant
OF the Ottoman empire has been of more
concern to the powers than the appeals
OF an oppressed people. Now that the
Balkan allies have finally brought the
tyrant to his knees, at the price of blood
and treasure, the powers stand ready to
rob the victors of the fruits OF their valor.
A new map of Europe is about to be
drawn and by the right of the conquest,
the allies defiantly stand their ground
against the intrigues of the so.called
powers They propose to draw that
map themselves and their plucky stand
against the big bullies of Europe warns
the heart OF every man of good red blood,
who loves fighter
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Maine Is YOUNG Yet.

One thinks of all New England as
settled early, but in reality all of that
half of Maine lying east of the Penob-
scot river is newer than the Ohio
valley. The first permanent English
settler anywhere in that section was
Joshua Treat, who established himself
in 1859 about where Stockton Springs
now is. In 1869 there was not an
English settler above Bangor Even
as recently as a century ago, so the
census of 1910 shows, nine-tenths of
the population of Maine was west of
the Penobscot river.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Garfield

Morrill, Gates is at work for Harry Bail
ey chopping.
F. B. Noble and family, of Hyde Park,
spent Thursday at the home of Mrs. c.
NJ. Davis and sons.
Alberto Sherwood and family spent
Thanksgiving at the home of Jay Sher-
wood al Cady's Falls.
Carroll Jackson and family have moved
to the place Ieceully purchased by Fred
jackson of Cleveland Corners.
There was a social gathering and a
picnic supper at the home Of Albert Sner-
wood and family last Tuesday evening.
John Harris and wife of West Berlin
were guest from Friday until Sunday at
the home of Albert Sherwood and family.
Karl Keller went to North hyde Park
last Sunday. When he returned home he
was accompanied by Chrystie Munson,
who is to board at Mr.. Munsons and at
tend school at Garfield.
While choppng in the woods on Tues
day this week-Chas. Davis had the
to cut one of his feet quite
badly. Harry Bailey, who was at work
near him, took his team to carry him home
and dressed the ipjure member. 1t is
hobed that the injure will not prove SER
ions
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04

Ring the glad tidings, the Saviour is born!
Ring it, ye BELLS on this glorious morn!
And perched on the branch of my Christ
mas tree
A motley assemblage of maidens see.
Know you what tale to their ear there
Your loud merry changing, ye Christmas
bells?
Then list! To proud Maud looking ten
derby down
On jewels that flash on her silken gown,
To long braided Gretchen, content with
her share
OF chains, though not gold, yet of sau-
sages rare,
Your Ginning weaves sweetest and fairest
of spells.
Bears whispers prophetic of wedding
bells"
All swiftly as out rings your warning
His sweetheart gets ready the tea for All
Lung.
And ebony Chloe of Fifth avenue-south-
In welcoming smiles spreads her generous
mouth
Far different to them is the treat it fore
tells
Blanca in tune shakes her gay tambou-
rine,
And lightly to church trips demure Ange-
line.
Bestowing no look to the left nor the
right,
Though noting full well the admirer in
sight
But soon a sweet smile all his doubling
dispels
And gayly your Ginning betokens sleigh
bells"
The children run out longed for gifts to
receive,
And all the world full is of joy, believe.
For northward and southwark. to east
and to west,
The bells peal out plainly what each one
likes best.
Then ring We and swing ye We gay Christ
mas bells
Your Ginning the fairest of messages tells
-Etelka Fashion Album.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
North Hyde Park

II. A. Pike, the well-known optome.
trist, will be at the Valley House Friday
and Saturday. Dec. 10 and IA. See Bust
ness Notice.
The next entertainment in the Lecture
Course comes Friday, Dec. 18th and will
be the New York Male Quartette. They
come highly recommended and all may be
assured of fine entertainment. They
are accomplished musicians, and besides
being excellent vocalists they are artists as
players on the violin, cello, flute and pi.
anO.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Humility.

Humility is that line of conduct
which is mean between overbearing
pride on the one hand and abject
servilty on the other, as economy is
the middle term between extravaganza
and avarice. 1t is the crown of no.
bility, ladder to honor and a means
Of procuring love and esteem. A wise
man was once asked whether he knew
Of any good which is not coveted or
any evil which deserves no mercy,
and he said: Eyes, they are humility
and pride" To despise a proud man
is true humility.-Arabian Proverb.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Title as Long as a Preface.

Many old pamphlets are disting.
uished by titles as long as prefaces.
The author of one, published in 1916,
evidently did not share in the modern
editors enthusiasm for short title
headings. for this is the name under
which his publication was ushered in.
to the world: "Scotlands publick
Acknowledgement Of Gods Just Judg.
ment upon their Nation for their Ere
quent Breach of Faith, Leagues, and
Solemne Oathes made to their
Neighbors of England in former ages,
to gratifle their Treacherous Confed.
crates of France"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Riverside


Ed. Lilley was caller in this place
Sunday.
James Roddy spent Thanksgiving with
friends in Hardwick.
L. E. and j. S. Marley spent Thanks
giving with friends at.North Hyde Park.
Walter Barnes spent Thanksgiving
with his sister, Mrs. June Foss in John
son.
Mr.. Tatro and Mrs. Cross and childre
left town Thursday morning for White.
field, where Mrs. Cross has employment.
Fred Crowell and wife, Bert Grow ell
and wife spent Thanksgiving with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Styles at
the Street.
Ernest Mills and wife left Tuesday
night for Chicago, where he is employed
by his brother-in.law, Edgar Foss. as
clerk in his store. His many friends wish
him success in his new venture.
They had Thanksgiving spread at
the ZONE of David Trudo last Thursday.
Besides the immediate family there were
present Ed. Richardson, Fred Mcfarland.
A. B. Gotta, Ernest Barnes, Mrs. Maud
Wright. and Mrs. Wood ward and chill
things and the dinner was most excel
lent one--just as Mrs. Trudo knows how
dren. There was an abundance of good
to prepare. All had splendid time and
will ling remember the kindly hospital
ity of Mr.. and Mrs. Trudo.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04

1t is noticed that an organization
known as the "Clean Language League"
of America has been formed, and it is APP
parent that it will supply "a long felt
want" in every community in the land
There has grown up such a tendency to
ure slang phrases, to say nothing of the
use proane speech, which, by the way
is altogether too common, that reform in
this direction is urgently desired, and the
effort to suppress it is commended. Slang
is altogether too vogue among young
people and in the schools, and while it
sometimes looks as though it had grown
out of the necessities of life, still itcannot
be denied that it shows a weakness in
the use of the mother tongue that is de-
plorable. If the league can abolish the use
OF profanity, slang and loose talk gener-
ally, it will surely do vast amount of
good.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Oak Mine.

Mines of wood are found in the
south of Russia. where they were dis
covered very recently when the bed
Of river was dragged. Not very
deep in the earth but covering an ex.
tent Of 200 square kilometers a forest
of oaks was found where it had been
buried by some unknown cataclysm
centuries ago. The wood is in per-
feet preservation. The man who
found the entombed forest has drawn
from his mine many trunks of trees
measuring from forty to sixty meters
high and at least eighteen inches in
diameter. The mine is worth a for
tune for the wood is of the first
quality and as a result Of it's long
rest underground it has taken the
most varied colors, ranging from dark
brown to pale rose and running
through all the shades of blue and
yellow. One hundred and fifty thou.
sand of the ancient oaks have been
turned over to the cabinet Makers
Harper's Wee 3y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
DIET AND HEARTH
HINTS
By DR.. T. J. ALLEN
Food Specialist
MODERATE DRINKING WITH
MEALS uNO5JECTiON-
ABLE.

Recent investigations have
shown that the almost universal
prescription by the medical pro-
fession of drinking at meals
needs some qualification, and
also that the conclusion reached
by Prof. Hawk of the University
of Illinois, that liberal drinking
at meal times is beneficial, is
not to be generally accepted.
Much liquid diIutes the gastric
fluid excessively and causes an
undue secretion of it, which In
many cases is to be carefully
avoided. Much careful investi-
cation has led to the conclusion
that the more uniform the con-
tents of the stomach, other
things being equal, the better the
digestion, and this applies also
to the mixing of liquids, though
to a less degree; but the chief
objection to drinking freely
while eating is the tendency to
prevent proper mixture of the
saliva and to reduce mastica-
ton. When water was placed
near & dogs food, he never
drank first, If he had not been
running and never stopped while
eating to drink, but always If he
had eaten a full meal he would
lap little water and lie down.
There is no doubt that the sip
ping of cup of water, not ice
cold, or of cocoa or weak tea at
the conclusion of meal is I'M
Objectionable.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04

School is progressing finely with Miss
Perry, the new teacher.
will Isham is doing the cooking act at
lumber camp in Lowell.
'uThe town shed, used for storing town
property, has been put on terra firma."
Miss Lois Peake returned Monday from
a few days visit with relatives in Hard
wick.
Will Davis and John Gray and are the
commissioners on the Delos Peake estate.
John Gray has started on his poultry
food campaign and there'll soon be lively
times on Green Bone Avenue.
E. B. Collins has bid adieu to Breezy
Hip for week and is down in Massa-
chusetts and other places, getting points
about thoroughbred stock and up-to-date
farming ideas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
immigration From Canada

Immigration l., beginning to trouble
he Canadian government. Too many
people from other countries are said to be
moving into the Dominion. During the
. x months ending with September 30,
273, 900 Immigrants reached Canaua, anu
$4,000 OF these went from the United
5 ates. This was an increase of - per
cent oven The corresponding period OF
1911. Ottawa is beginning to be alarmed
lest the aliens OverIun the country. The
government there estimates that the cen
sus of 1921 will show that more than half
the people of the Dominion were born
outside of its boundaries.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04
Preparing For Christmas.

"There was o man sent from God"
The English of it could not be more
simple or direct.
One sees as in a vision the man Of
the wilderness, clothed in a garment.
81 camel's hair, face that of an ascetic,
spare Of frame-the man who fed on
Iocusts and wild honey.
And then we stop there. "There was
man sent from God'-that Is all.
Some of us perhaps who know his
story follow him little further in our
mental vision as he went about pro-
claiming his tidings. Some of us per-
haps wonder what the next picture
will be. Some Of US say over. "There
was man sent from God" with con-
siderable accent on the smallest word,
and mentally remark, what Of it?"
But does it not occur to you that
more than one has been "sent'-that
for some reason or other every living
soul has mission here and therefore
that you and l have one, too. and, If we
were sent, why?
Not for the mere sending. as we like
to believe.
If we were sent there was a purpose
in it.
There are "tidings'' for our spread
ing, just as there were in those days Of
long ago, and work for us to do
Are we doing it, or are we so occu-
pied with our own lives and hopes and
ambitions and pleasures that we have
quite forgotten life was given us for
something besides eating and drinking,
sleeping and working and general en-
joyment?
If this is what we have been doing
there is no better season in all the year
for starting afresh on right basis to
do the work and carry the messages Of
happiness to others, for which we were
sent
Somehow Christmas, with all it's po-
etry, has a most practical side. There
is so much work to be done.
Are we preparing our Christmas gifts
selfishly, giving only to those from
whom we expect gifts in return, or
are we planning to do bit of the
work for which we were sent-plan-
ming to make Christmas a happy time
for some of the less favored ones Of
earth?
And are you doing your utmost? Are
we giving what we can in our Christ
mas gifts, or are we giving for the
Christ's sake whatever happens to be
left over after we have bought expen-
sive gifts for our friends which they
do not need, luXuIies for ourselves
that we could do without, leaving for
him the leftover nickes and pennies?
No matter what Christmas has been
to US in past years, let us this year
give for the sake of the giving, for the
sake of those who need it, for the sake
of the reason for which we were
sent"
No matter how small the offering if
it be our best
No matter how poor it seems nor
how insignificant, it is yours to tell
your Christmas tidings, yours to bring
Christmas happiness to some one.
Let us prepare our gifts in the right
spirit-a spirit to prove that we want
to do our part. and enjoy doing it, in
spreading far and wide the joy and the
happiness which Christmas day typi-
fies-joy and happiness which we have
been sent to make real to some heart
that perhaps knows, but does not feel
because of its suffering or bitterness
Or poverty.-Boston Traveller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04

This county, like all the rest of the
counties in the state. was without a
Sheriff or d Deputy Sheriff from midnight
Saturday until Monday morning. All
this was caused by the commissions of
the several officers expiring Noy. 80 and
Dec. being Sunday they were not sworn
in. The same condition existed in re-
gard to Notary Publics. No harm APP.
pears to have been done by this strange
"happenstauces" everybody was on
their good behavior and there was no
swearing-that is of the official character.
Such an occurrance doesn't happen "but
once in lifetime"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-04

Jones. Johnson; ]. T. Stevens, A. f. Wake.
field, Hyde Park; l.. P. Butts, No. Hyde
Park; A. B. Sinclair, Jacksonville; B. F.
browne, Morrisville; Geo. H.. Beard,
Waterville; w. w. Spaulding, Wolcott.
All these are re'appointed except Beard,
who takes the place of r. A. Wiley, who
declined to serve further. A. E. Wake.
field, although one of Sheriff Town S
youngest appointees, has served twenty
three years as deputy in Caledonia
county.