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MENELIK AS KING SOLOMON.
Late N~xus Possessed True Spirit Of
Great Ancestor.

LONDON, Jan. 2,--Menelik. the Negus OF
Abyssinia. whose death was recently an
nounced, was warm admirer OF most
things English. especially OF our gums
horses and dogs. Queen Victoria, In 1899,
sent him hackney stallion and mare,
two leash OF greyhounds couple of
foxhounds and two fox terriers. I'm
luckily the climate OF Adds Abeba In
trying to canine life and the dogs soon
died.
Tho following story IL often quoted by
Abyssinians as proof that Menelik had
inherited the spirit OF his great reputed
ancestor King Solomon. In Abyssinia tho
Mosaic law. an eye for an eye holds good
in default Of blood money.
Two men were gathering plums. one In
the tree shaking tho branches and tho
other below collecting the fruit. A
branch broke and the climber fell on tho
gatherer and broke his neck, himself es-
Gaping with injuries from which ne even
tually recovered, The family of the dead
man sued the survivor for the blood
money. some $l20. He had no money and
refused to pay. whereupon the plaintiffs
demanded his life.
The case worked its way up to tho
supreme tribunal Of MeneNk himself, by
which time bitter feelings had been en-.
gendered, and the claimants now refused
to accept blood money. even II offered. and
demanded their full right.
Very we'll" said Jan Hoy (Menelik's
Abyssinian title), you have the right 10
claim this mans life but the law also
says that tho murderer shall be killed In
the same manner a. his victim. Therefore
lot ono OF you climb that tree"--pointins
to huge sycamore fig-"and fall from its
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AMERICAN BALLOONIST
BATTLES WITH TIGER
Beast Clings to Car When Air.
man and Fiancee Try to
Make Landing.
Special Correspondence 20 TnE SrN

Specid Correspondence 70 The Sun.
ST, PETERSBURG. Dec. ga thrilling
adventure OF American balloonists with
tiger has Just been reported here. Ac-
companied by his fiancee Mr. Fobster, an
American airman we'll known in Siberia,
about fortnight ago made an ascent
from Vladivostok with the intention OF
Amur.
The balloon was a small one. un-
equipped with ripping valve for easy
descents. The weather. however, proved
unfavorabe. and the airman resolved to
land
He accomplished the descent. and as
the balloon neared the ground jumped
out. holding the trail rope, intending to
drag the balloon down to earth and as
sist che girl to descend As soon as he
had jumped, however. he noticed ST.
berian tiger, which jumped over the
American. who had thrown himself on
the ground, sprang at the car and re-
mained hanging while the balloon reas-
cended.
Mr.. Fohster had no weapon with him
hut a big knife. and 1t was out OF the
question to urge the girl to jump out,
since she would have been killed on the
spot. Shouting to the girl TO keep quiet
he grasped the end of the guide rope and
ran to the river. 200 or 400 yards away.
Meanwhile the tiger was making des-
perate efforts to climb into the car, and
the airman' reaching the river, which
happily was not very deep at that
point. jumped in and then shouted 10
his fiancee to Jump down. The girl hesi-
tated, but at that very moment the tiger,
struggling for life, made a last desper-
ate effort and climbed into the car
Then the girl took tho leap
Mr. Fobster then let the guide rope
= a. sk.,
panion. At the same time the balloon
lightened of the weight of the girl, rose
quickly up with the amazed tiger In II.
The couple were rescued by peasants
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LABOR CLASSES LEAD
FRENCH DIVORCE LIST
9.414 DEGREES Granted to Work.
crs in One Year in
France.
TOTAL NUMBER Is 1854
~ Couples Parted for Every
1000 Marriages Between
1906 and 1910.
TOTAL NUMBER Is 1851


PARIS. Jan. 1.-The French divorce law
only dates from 1884. not thirty years
ago, and one of the first to take advan-
tage of the NaQuet act was Nine. Patti!
whose release from the bonds OF matri-
mony with the Marquis de Caux led
to her case being described as the dis
solution OF partnership between Patti
& Co
In 1904 the law was modified so that
the guilty party in a divorce case might
marry his or her accompice. which had
been forbidden by the original law. and
In 1907 further change was made
modifying the period of ten months dur
Ing which IL divorced wife was not
allowed To marry again.
In 1855. the first year In which the
law came into effect. 1880 suits for
divorce were filed. The number has In
creased steadily every year since that
time and reached 1854 In 1910. Besides
divorces, however. from 1000 to 5000
separation orders are granted yearly and
these can be changed into divorces with
out further action after IA certain time.
The number OF divorces ~ compared
with the number Of man riages has con-
stantly increased. For every thousand
marriages celebrated in 1855 there were
fourteen divorces, but for the last few
=
every thousand marriages there were
twenty-seven divorces from 1891 900.
and twenty-three from 190l-l905. while
for every thousand from l906-ly10 there
were forty-two divorces. or three times
as many as in 1855.
The chief ground for divorce IN France
and the real reason why II IN SO common
and easily obtained is the vague charge
Of "excesses, i'll treatment or grave in
jures." About 1900 cases were pre-
scented on this ground In 1910. Adultery
was charged in about 1000 cases and less
than 800 pleaded that their husbands or
wives had been convicted Of n crime.
The divorce court can interpret what
constitutes excuses. III treatment or
grave wrongs as IL likes. although an
appeal to the Court OF Cessation Is al
ways possible.
Most divorces occur among couples who
have been married from i've to ten years
e.lS7 who had been married from one TO
Ave years. while 4.o35 had been married
from ten 10 twenty years.
There are more women than men
among the divorce seekers In France
In one year ll.43s suits were filed BY
wives as compared with 1899 by hus.
bands
is most given To divorce, some surprise
may he felt when II IL known that the
working class in France easily heads the
list This Is accounted for by the right
the poor man has to obtain judicial as
s!stance free of charge. for any peril
nsnt and admissible actions, So that a
divorce practically costs him nothing.
The statistics for year are AS follows
Working class divorces 9,4l4; retired
business people or members OF the lib.
eral professions, 2.796 shopkeepers, 2523
farmers. l,932 servants, l,N4, and those
of mo profession" 1851
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would be at that additional expense. I
would send over "a young artist. who
formerly lived with me. for that purpose.
and ! will give him proper directions
how to give the old appearance. so that
few even among the connolsseurs shall
distinguish the difference"
one may naturally wonder how many
of these copies substituted for originals
In the eighteenth century have In more
recent years been purchased as originals
and are hanging to-day in American and
European galleries.
In one Of the letters under considera-
ton Sir Joshua writes Of the copies to be
substituted for pdussin's Sacramento :
1T is very probable those copies will be
sold again and other copies put In their
place This trick has been played. to my
knowledge, with pictures Of Salvador
Rosa by some of his descendants. who are
now living at Rome. who pretend that the
pictures have been In the family ever
since their ancestors DEATH"
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GHOST PROBLEM EXPLAINED.


LONDON. Jan. "A correspondent OF
the Times describes the haunting Of a
vicarage at which he dned on Christmas
Day and takes the opportunity OF offering
an ingenious explanation OF the whole
problem OF ghosts
The vicaraRe ghost In the sound of foot
steps along the passages and In the bed
room formerly used by the old vicar. who
occupied the house for over forty years.
These sounds are only heard when the
house Is very still. generally late at night.
The people living In the house have all
heard them. but have grown quite accus-
toned to them and think nothing OF them,
though they got on the nerves of a brother
Of the Wears who once lived with him.
He could not stand ii. Nothing has ever
been seen nor is there anything to account
Tor the sounds. which are frequently heard
by the vicar when he sits up late In his
study.
at has occurred to me- says the cor
respondent, that there may be "A perfectly
natural explanation OF this phenomenon
and of the innumerable recorded cases of
things heard and seen OF similar char
acter. They have nothing to do with
spirits or anything living AZ ALL but are,
suggest. merely past impressions left on
matter and making themselves perceptible
to our senses under favorable conditions
very much az Impressions left on the
memory twhateNer that may bel present
themselves to our consciousness IN an APP
parently capricious manner.
I'VE do not know enough about the
constitution and properties OF matter to
understand the ultimate nature Of the
process or TO set any limits to II. But
1t - quite legitimate and In keeping with
the modern trend OF physical science TO
suppose that impressions made. say. on
the ether ans, at the same time percepti-
Bile to our senses may last and become
again perceptible under favorable condl-
tons. just like the lasting impressions on
the brain which we call memory"
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WON'T DESTROY OLD SEAL.
Relic Bears Images Of 81. Paul and
st. Thomas a Rocket,

LONDON. Jan, 2,-It is satisfactory to
learn that the old Mayoral city seal after
all II not 10 be broken up, but will be
preserved for Its great historical Interest
II bears the earliest known representa-
ton of the city's coat OF arms. and so
DESTROYS IL the Court OF Aldermen for It's
perfect preservation that on it's with
drawal II was not even defacsd by the
customary method OF cutting a groove
across II, 1t was simply ''damasked" by
the ceremonious tap with small hammer.
An interesting history attaches 10 the
old city seal. II bears the image OF IT.
Thomas Beckett and st. Paul. and when
Henry VIII. ordered the destruction Of
all images and pictures of the former
throughout the realm the common seal Of
the city Of London. which bore his efYixy.
was DESTROYED. But the Mayoral seal was
by error described In oficial records as
depicting st. Peter instead Of 81. Thomas
and II 10 to this fortunate mistake that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
"MINGL1NG TEARS IN A C0sTREL'
Odd Phrase Used by Lloyd George
L. Z nd~rstOOsi by Few.

LONDON. Jan. 2.--For popular not to
say demagpgic orator Lloyd George Is
developing a strange preference for the
reconcile. a short time ago ne made use
of a quotation that II took about a week
10 trace to its source. and now at Pwllheli
he talks Of certain statesman mngling
tears of delight In one costrel' But
there can be but few who will know
anything about "A "costrel"
As may be guessed II Is a vessel for
holding liquid and may be made OF
leather earthenware or wood. and as it
has ears. to allow of its being suspended
from the waist IL was probably familiar
to John Gllpin. though not under that
name But was its use In a popular
speech legitimate? Sir John Murray pro-
nounced the word obsolete. and moreover.
why should statesmen minge their tears
in vessel for holding wine, water. ale
and even tar?
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Won Schrenck S Photographs
of Ghosts Exposed by Woman
Traced to Pictures Printed on Cover Page of an
Illustrated Magazine Published
in Paper
Special Co,,espoadssce to Tmn srS.

>pecsW Correspondence to THE SIN
PARIS. Jan. l.--Paris positively refuses
to accept any German made ghosts. The
recent book on GENERALIZATION Pie.
nOmena." by Dr. Won Schrenck- Nothing
OF Munich. has stirred up not only tho
psychic societies here, but has aroused
a popular controversy In the newspapers
in which many good patriots are taking
part
Frenchmen will not permit French ghosts
TO be exploited by Germans. That a
German should have come to Paris and
developed so extensive and original a
line Of spooks as did Or. Won Schrenck
Is hard enough to bear but when he as
serts, or at least insinuates. that his
success in ghost breaking was due 20
superior scientific methods. Il simply Is
not TO be endured. So. through the col
umns Of Le Mdtn, Paris has fallen on
the German doctor and his book and has
left him not n leg TO stand on.
DR. Won Schrcnck. working in conjunc-
ton with Nine. Alexandra Bisson through
a medium named Eva. claims to have Sc
cured startling materializations, TO have
photographed them and to have culled
bits of the stun of which they were
made. which he later submitted to chem
ical analysis. To set forth his observa-
tons he published last month an impos-
ing volume stating the facts and re-
suits of many seances, the narrative be-
ing illustrated with many highly UNI
pleasant photographs. Nine. Bison also
published q book with practically the
same material. but It IN not on her tina,
the psychcs and the patriots are pour
ing their incredulous ri,licule. Nine. Bis
son. they say. was a trusting woman
and is not TO he blamed Her good
faith is perfect" says Le Mdtin chiv-
alrously her only fault is in having
believed"
But for the German doctor and his
solemn five hundred page book there Is
no sympathy. He was taken in, so the
Frenchm.n declare. by ghosts made OF
"crumpled paper and tatters OF rags" by
a medium 80 persuasive and so real In
the cabinet that not TO have believed
would have been to doubt ones own en-
istence" DR. Won Schrenck believed and
the report of his belief. says lie Mdtin
unctuously, has deeply stirred all Ger
rary. Even to-day the scholars and the
press across the Rhine are discussing with
the highest gravity the fantastic appar-
tons which the learned doctor, with all the
weight OF a celebrated psychic authority,
proclaims as unbelievable. but neverthe-
less authentic"
investigation Made by Woman.
La Matin publishes the results OF an In
vestigat!on, or perhaps II might better he
called a process OF reasoning, undertaken
by Mile, Berthe Barclay for the Psychic
Md0arine This investigation. one Ia as
sured. was launched wholly In the Interest
Of pure science and not Mt all stimula ed
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Club Of Complete s,ien,-

MOSCOW. Dec. GA club has Just been
started IN Moscow the chief feature of
which Is the absolute silence imposed upon
III members within the club precincts.
Any infraction Of tho cardinal rule IN
wolves monetary penalty. Gesture 4, the
only medium OF intercourse among tho
members.
. Orders are conveyed to tho silent waiter,
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Barklay examined she dscerned the mys-
FERROUS word. very family visible. She
demanded an explanation of the medium,
who was at complete loss 10 account
for it. The next day. however. Eva had
discovered an original means to get out
OF her predlcaMent. The faces. she
said. see themselves as in a mirror.
The little one tm.aning the control. the
second personality OF Eva) has shown
YOU the world miroir tmrror). That IL
why she Is happy. to show herself TO YOU
and AT the same time have the pleasure
of seeing herself"
Picture In 1.-THE Sun'' Gave Clue.
Apparently this ingenious explanation
satisfied Nine. Bsson. but not so Mile.
Barklay. II served. however. to Civ. her
IN" word 'Miroir." and almost immed!-
ately hcr mind l.aprd TO conclusion.
The cover pages on ,1o magazine We're
always lifc size. So too. were the ap-
partitions. vN.ch appeared only one AT Il
tim" hasty comparison OF dates
brought To light tn. fact that the publ
cation of certain portrait was followed
almost nj once by IN" appearance OF a
new appartion bearing. If not exact. at
least fair working likeness to the maya
aIne cover.
The photograph which gave the clue
and which was published In THE SuN "
December she identified quite positively
AS that Of Norma Dclza. "A we'll known
actress. a crayon had slightly altered
the contour of the headdress and OF the
neck and had changed the expression OF
IN" eyes. certain peculiar aspects OF this.
as well as tn other photographs, ar. nc
counted for 10y Mile. Barclay by the
assertion tnb' Eva thoroughly crump,cd
mp the sheets OF paper before arranging
them In the cabinet for Photographic
purposes. L." Ndtin. to strengthen the
nhotpprnph M yb,,
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Not His First Attempt,

This was not the first time that Rcy-
nolds connived at smuggling pictures ont
OF Italy. The Alfred Morrison MSS
include letter. not published In any
biography OF the artist. In which he dis
cusses project for the purchasing for
$500 Of two damaged paintinss by
Rubens and restoring them ITO their
original beauty" He proposed to re-
place the Originate with copies. writing:
~. u. - -. -, -, =.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09
FERTILIZERS for FALL SEED
ING and TOP DRESSING

Many farmers are finding it to their
advantage to seed down in the fall, claim
ing that by so doing they are apt to get a
much better "catch" than they do when
they follow the usual practice and seed
down ia the spring.
The same is true regarding top-dressing
grass land. Some of the most progressive
IarmeS put on top-dressing Immediately
afler naying, with perhaps a small appli-
eaton of nitrate of soda the following
spring.
Ii you will send your name and P. o..
address to Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park,
VT, he win send you free, postpaid, sew
eral formulas for mixing fertilizers espec-
Tally adapted to top-dressing and fall
seeding, together with prices of ingredi-
snts, full directions for mixing. etc.
These formulas have been approved BY
the Vermont Experiment Station and
will be found thoroughly reliable.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09
A GOOD PROGRAM.
An Outline For Papers and Discus
sions on "The Soil"

An Outline For Papers and Discus
sions on "The Soil"
First.-ROmances of the soil, its his
tory and what it means to man.
Second.--Plant food in the soil; what
it is; how it becomes available; max
ing it eatable for the plant. Warmth.
sunshine, moisture, chemical action
What we mean by unlocking soil fer
tility.
Third.-HOw can available plant food
in the soil be most cheaply provided
for use of crop? Relative Importance
of tillage and fertilizers in making
plant food available. Conserving mois-
ture and humus and saving homemade
manures from waste and loss.
Fourth.-To what are our different
soils best adapted, and what, in view
of markets. can be most profitably
grown, and why?
Fifth.-Nature and treatment of our
clays, sands and loans.
SiXth.-How should each be titled in
order to secure best crops and preserve
and improve the fertility? When and
how plowed and prepared for crop
How treated while the crop grows.
What are your most efficient and i'm
portant tools for soil working?
eventh.-Chemical, mechanical and
bacterial agencies in the soil.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09

GOVERNMENT SURVEY MADE-A United
States geological survey is being made
of territory which embraces 200 miles,
extending from about a mile and a half
north of Oakland to the Canadian line.
having for its eastern boundary a point
about four miles due east of st. Adams
and for its western boundary the islands
of Lake Champlain which mark Yer
mont's western boundary. Duncan
Haunegan, c. E., with Messrs. Macbeth,
Schlachter and Bowler, assistant engi-
neers, and several other men are engaged
in the work. Maps will be issued by the
government when the work is completed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09
New Zealand Oddities.

The crow in New Zealand strikes as
sweet note as any head in the wood
land. The robin has no song and no
red breast The native hen is the great
est of rat killers. There is a caterpillar
which turns into plant. These and
some other productions of nature have
done for New Zealand what the kanga-
roo and the ornithorhynchus have done
for Australia-given it the suggestion
of oddly and the marvellous.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09
RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
$2,849,723.62

There is for everything; plants don't grow with
out moisture and heatSavngs Banks don't grow without
public confidence
is remarkable statement and yet we believe it
true. that THIS BANK IS THE LARGEST BANK in any
village Of its size in the world.
The claim is not made for the Hyde Park Bank that it
better than any other Bank That isn't necessary All Of the
Lamoie County Banks good but Lamoie County may
well take pride in the fact that within her borders is Bank
which is entitled to the unique distinction above named
The painstakng which has enabled this Bank
to make its phenomenal growth in the past will be exercised
the future. "SAFETY FIRST" will be its guiding principle
always
Pays Four Per Cent; it compounds scmtannualy pays
all taxes and takes Of every financial want which
it tor financial aid in this section Of Vermont
Because does these things asks the patronage conf
dence support and goodwill Of Veroncrs everywhere gen
era but Of Lanoe County IN particular. Every accomoda
ton consistent with safe banking always the service Of
Vermonters at this Bank.
The Board of Directors of this bank are among the most
conservative and successful business Of the County, and
besides the President and VcePresdens named below
Seth A. Fife WolcoH; Arba A. Pike Stowe and Roger w.
EIu1burd and Donald H. Scribner, Hyde Park.
entirely safe to send money to this bank either by
press registered letter. check express post office money
order In its than quarter of century of business
dollar sent to this bank has been lost IN transit
CARROLL S. PAGE, President
H; NJ, "; MCFARLAND AND, lvice-presidents
F. vi. CULVER, Treasurer
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-09
HE GRANGE
Conducted by
j. w. BARROW, Chatham, N. Y,
Editor of the Nelp York state Grange
RCDiClD
Conducted by
LIVE WESTERN GRANGE.
Its Committee Establishes a Public
Free Market.

JUS committee establishes Fupio
Free Market.
In the discussions of the advan-
tageS of marketing direct to the con-
sumer, in order to reduce the high cost
of living and to give the farmer little
better price for his produce. only
rarely do we find oranges or other
farmers organizations that combine
talk with action. In Washington state
there is Pomona grange that is diff
ferent in this respect At meeting
of that grange it was decided that
something should be done about eStab-
fishing a grange free market. com
mittee was appointed in the forenoon
and while the rest were eAting their
lunch, presumably, this committee
went out and rented a vacant lot in
the central part of the city and re-
ported to the grange. On the follow
ing Saturday six farmers teams APP
peared at that market place with loads
of fresh garden stuff, eggs, butter, etc.
They offered their goods for about %
per cent less than the merchants were
getting. For long time the mer-
chants tried to combat the farmers
market by reducing their prices for the
market days, But this did not last
long. The farmers kept at it. and
when fall came they leased an old,
building in the center of the city, as
the CITY WOul1 NOT buill n suitable
market building. and in it constructed
seventeen stalls or booths, and this
structure was by no means large
enough. An2ther market will be es-
tablished if it has not been already.
The scheme has been a notable sue
cess. Two market days a week were
established. and there many house
keepers of the city go with their
market baskets and replenish their
larders, for about everything can there
be found that is raised on the farm.
There are hundreds of small cities
where the same idea can be worked
out just as successfully, and there are
oranges that can do it if only they go
about it. 1t is a simple matter to
solve this problem of eliminating the
middleman, in numerous instances,
when it is gone about in the right way.
The only way to do some things is to
do them.