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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
Methodist Church

Rev. w. r. Dukeshire preached to
good congregations at both services last
Sunday, Rev. F. r. Keeier assisting.
The attendance at the Sunday School
was IS; collection, 81 cents.
On Saturday afternoon a very success
full quarterly conference was held at the
parsonage and the officers for the new
conference year were elected and strong
committees appointed for the various de-
partments of the church work. The
meeting was marked by strong spirit
of hopefulness.
Next Sunday the services will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, who will take as
his subject in the morning, Religious
Bigotry'', and in the evening, Mature
Poetry of the Old Testament" The
special series of addresses, which he is
giving to the adult class will be contin-
ued after the morning service; subject,
abraham, Character Study"
The week evening prayer meeting Will
be held at the parsonage at 7:30 on
Thursday. The Young Peoples Meet
ing on Friday at 500 p. m.-devotional
meeting.
The Ladies' Aid will hold business
meeting at the parsonage on Tuesday,
Feb. 3.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
PASS UP ELABORATE TOYS
Children Invariably Prefer Something
That Calls for Exercise of
the Imagination.

When you have put into ehild's
hands an extremely elaborate model
1t cannot and does not satisfy his
imagination. He will play for a whole
day with a train made of chairs, be-
cause imagination enters the game;
the armchair is an engine, the sofa
Is a sleeping car, another armchair
is the baggage car.
But if you give him a perfect thing
his imagination is left out in the cold;
there is no part for it to take in the
game, there is nothing to be done
with the mechanical model except TO
break it open and see how it works.
Indeed, more summary methods are
quite naturally attractive. | have
seen a little boy of four years old, to
whom an elaborate working model of
a motor car had been presented, after
watching 1t work for few minutes,
take 1t up in his hand and hurl il to
the ground with a smile of satisfac-
ton. It was the only thing he could
think of doing with it.
That is why the hoop or the train
of chairs or the rough and grotesque
toy train will always give more real
pleasure than the most elaborate ma
chinery that can be conceived; that is
why the rag doll or the woolly lamb
will always lie nearer the hearts af-
fections than the most wonderfully
equipped and elaborately-clothed
French poupee.--Exchange
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
Death of Rev. "A. a. Smith.

Following is an account of the death
of Rev. A. A. Smith, pastor of tie Con-
gregatonal church in johnson for thir-
teen and one-half years, coming TO this
church in April 1879:
Rev. AFRO A. Smith, former Congre-
gational minister, died Jan. p, at his
home in Reading, Mess. He was born
at Tunbridge, VT, Sept. 6, 1927, son of
Mai and Elmer Smith, and was gradual
ed at the Vermont University and An
dover Theological Seminary.
After serving as a teacher at Thetford
(Vt.) Academy and other schools, at the
age of 30 he entered the ministry, and for
Al years was engaged in home missionary
work among the Congregational churches
of Northern Vermont. Ten years ago he
retired from active pastoral and mission
airy work.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Hood. sister of II. 2. Hood, and
daughter, Mrs. Ella NJ. Reeves.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
JOHNSON

Rev. |. T. Johnson was ia town last
week.
Mrs. Mary Perry is numbered among
the sick.
j. d. Odell took tramp to Rutland
Monday.
The town auditors meet Thursday.
the 2sth.
ID. A. Barrows was in Boston the first
of the week.
DR.. e. II, Scott was in Berkshire on
business last week.
Mrs. Herman Mihill was in st. Johns
bury over Sunday.
Harry Griswold is home from his
school at Elmore.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
phen Il. Washer Jan. %
Mrs. j. T. Baxendalo visited relatives
in Morrisvlle last week.
Mrs S. r. Miller, who has been i'll for
several weeks, is improving.
Mrs. D. A. Smalley and SOD, Tracy,
were in Burlington Monday.
Mrs. F. E. Clark of Burlington is a
guest of Miss Mabel Austin.
Mrs. D. S. Scott is visiting her sister,
Mrs. G. A. Barrows, in Morrisville.
The American Mineral Co. has moved
their Office back to the Parker Block.
Geo. Norton of Huntington was le-
cent guest of his cousin, Geo. Conger.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Plunkett and
daughter are in Westfeld for two weeks.
Rev. W. b. Dukeshire of st. Adams
was guest of Rev. Isaac Melor last FRI
day.
Mrs. Taylor Mead of Morrisville visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Ii. Wilson,
Tuesday.
The Pentecostal meetings closed Mon
day night and the evangelist has gone to
MOrrisvile.
M. Elmore will meet the Normal and
High school students Friday afternoon
from to o'clock for dancing instruc-
ton.
The regular meeting of the 0. E. S.
will be held at Masonic hall Friday even
ing, Jan. 30 A good attendance is de-
sired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Stafford of Pitts
ford came Saturday 10 visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Peck. Mr.. Stafford
returned home Monday but Mrs Stat
ford will remain for two weeks,
The w. r. G. met with Mrs. ). G. Hill
for their regular business session, in rec
ogntion of her birthday. The affair was
complete surprise to Mrs. Hill. After
the meeting refreshments were served.
"Among the Berkshires, "a rural drama
in three acts. will be presented at the
opera house Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, by
the Delphian Society of the Normal
school. Young's Orchestra of st. Johns
= bury will furnish music.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
TRAINING LEFT HAND
RESULTS HAVE NOT BEEN AS
ANTICIPATED.
Possibility of Second Speech Center
Was Considered, but Experiments
Have Destroyed That Hope,
According to Physicians.

Some time ago the development Of
left-handedness in children was warmly
advocated by various persons, not only
because in this way reliance could be
placed on both upper extremities Tor
mechanical work, which would I'M
doubtedly be Of advantage in case Of
serious disturbance Of the functions OF
the right arm, but also because the
hope was entertained that by training
the left arm a second speech center
might develop in the right hemisphere
of the brain in the same way as the
well-developed right arm corresponds
with the speech center place in the
left half Of the brain.
The Berlin physician, N. Frankel,
was especially active in the advocacy
Of this idea-in TACT, experiments in
this direction were undertaken in va
rious localities. The practical results
which have been SO fer reported do
net correspond in any degree to ne
optimistic expectations of the advo-
Gates Of the method, says the Journal
Of the American Medical Association.
Doctor Sehafer on the basis of per-
mission granted by the school depu-
tation, collected statistics with refer
ence to the Ieft-handedness among
about $4,000 pupils of the Berlin public
schools. These statistics show that
4.06 per cent of all the children are
left handed, SIS Fer cent of all the boys
and 2.98 per cent of the girls The
percentage of children in whom both
hands are equally developed is very
small, being only 21 per cent The
overwhelming majority, 1913 per cent
of all the children, are distinctly right
handed. In several school districts,
among AS teachers, there were ten
who were left handed.
L. Katscher's work on Training the
Left Hand" was the theoretical basis
for the exercises to train the left hand.
They included exercises in writing,
arithmetic manual training and gym
nastics; especially in the last two
systematic efforts were made. In gem
oral, the result showed that the pos
sibility of employing the hitherto I'M
used left hand at first excited great
joy and marked interest, but the phys
ical awkwardness generally was a
great hindrance.
The outcome of the whole expert
ment shows that in no case could a
preference for the left hand be de-
veloped. 1t may be trained to be a
assistant to the right hand,
but never a substitute for it. In
teaching writing the complaint is
made of destruction of the esthetic
sense and deterioration of the hand
The children refused to write
with the left hand, became nervous
and worried over it, and increased in
tellectual development was in no case
observed. Almost all those who gave
IN opinion were unanimous that the
advantages stood in no relation to the
expenditure of time, pains and pa
hence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
Johnson Grange

The Grange meeting of Jan. 81 proved
a very successful one, there being a
good attendance. The program as an
nounced last week was fully carried out.
The papers on the different subjects
were OF great interest to the members,
showing muca thought and study by the
authors.
The standing committees were appoint
ed aud time fixed for rehearsal of first
and second degree work. That no mis-
take was mace in the selection of officers
is clearly shown by the way the different
positions were filed and the interest and
enthusiasm displayed by all of them.
A busy and prosperous year is prophe-
sled in the Grange. The Ladies' Degree
Team is to be put into shape to confer
the third aud fourth degrees, "a matching
team organized and general advance
all along the lines.
The next meeting will be Feb. 4, when
class ct four will be given the work in
the first and second degrees. A program
will follow, consisting of music, talk by
DR.. Peaks and G, H. Hayford on thp
question" What is a practical education?
Mandolin solo. Mrs. Mellor; Are the
game laws written Tor the sportsman or
the farmer and do you propose any
change? Halle Stearns; The Kind of an
Education the Girl Of Today Needs, Mrs.
Frank Davis; Music.-O. Ii. WILSON,
Grange Reporter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
High School Notes

The week started with basket ball
game between the so-called "Irrecon-
cilables", composed of the upper class
men, and the Freshmen The score
was 20 TO 10 in favor the latter.
Friday night the Pathfinders held a
meeting at the High School rooms. Prin.
Stone gavo a very interesting talk on the
Parable of the Sewer, applying it to our
own lives. Then to settle the talk he
read us story, such as will touch the
right chord of all true PatbfiDders. The
business meeting, which followed. was
such as to straighten out past difficult
ties and to put the society on practically
new foundation and start it on working
basis. At present the society is finan-
cially all that could be desired. The
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
Ithiel Falls

F. F. Davis was home from Montpelier
over Sunday
Supt. Ciosby of Hyde Park visited tie
school here Wednesday.
p. j. Hodgkins of Charlotte visited at
the home of Phil French the past week.
Alvin Alexander had the misfortune
last week to badly injure one foot while
working at the steam mill.
Mrs. Amasa Bixby has been i'll the
past week from grip. Her sister, Mrs.
Ella Dyke of Cambridge is caring for her.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
Enormous Rainfall In Hawaii.

The rainfall on the island of Hawaii
varies greatly, ranging from the enor-
nous downpour of 353 inches a year
In the upper Waipio valley to 20 inches
on some of the slopes of Hualalai.
The only surface streams on the island
are found along the northeast coast
between Hilo and Kohala. Waipio
river, according to the United States
geological survey, is the largest
stream on the island and has been
partly developed for irrigation. At Ka-
poho, on the east point of the island,
warm water flows from seams in the
rocks. These warm springs" flow
into a pool about 100 feet long, 25 feet
wide, and 20 feet deep. The pool is
entirely surrounded by rocks and its
color varies in shade from a beautiful
blue to violet. Waiapele, or Green
lake, is a body of fresh water in the
pit of an old crater near Kapoho. This
lake covers an area of about five
acres and is fed by springs below the
surface. A pumping plant takes water
from this lake for domestic use and
for irrigation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
An Emerson Piano

at the price we are selling it this
month ought to appeal to all piano buy
ers. The largest size in beautiful ma
hogany, or walnut case, regular price
$3.50 for only S325, terms $40 down and
IS per month. En- oson catalogue sent
free. Geo. d. JARVIS Il Son, Burlington,
Vermont.-ady't.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27

Mr.. Bigelow's brother, A. II. Bigelow,
and from there to their summer home in
Danvers, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter. Mr.. Bigeow is
rebuilding on the site of his house in
Salem, which was burned in the memoir
able fire of June 25.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
ExespsIonaIly Coed at Carving.

M. X. sends from Manhattan, Kan.
an obituary Of physician in a neigh
boring city in which this sentence is
found: by his skill as a surgeon he
carved out for himself a place and
name such as only real human service
can claim or is ever likely to attain"
Kansas City Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27

Next SUNDAY evening at7u cock stere-
nplicon pictures Will be shown Of the
Tomil Country OF India
The ladies, under the direction of Mrs.
Porter, will sci We a supper in the vestry
next Monday evening al 6 O'clock. Price
l5c. The supper viii be followed by
IAN evening with Eugene Field" and a
social hour.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-27
MORRISVILLE
Basket Ball

vincing argument to the Shamrocks of
Barre, who played the Morrisvile Town
team at the local gymnasium last Thurs
day evening, that it is an unsafe PROPOSE
ton to play substitutes against an aggre-
CATION like that representing Morrlsville.
The game was real exhibition of bas-
ket ball, and being played under profess
sional rules, was one of the fastest games
seen on the local floor this season. At
no time were the visitors able to with
stand the whirlwind play of the local
team and Brown was the only man able
to get loose for any floor work, as we'll as
scoring half the visitors points. For the
locals, Paine with II goals, including
several sensational shots, was the high
scorer. The floor work of Burnham and
Boardman was excellent, while Kaiser
and Stowell gave convincing demonstras
ton that they knew the game.
Following is the line
Shamrocks, Town Team
Brown, C C, burnham
Tomassi, rig rig, Boardman
Gordon, & s, HI""el'
smith, l. - = Th"n11e
"G,'D' pr ronuos,;1 cordo,
D''N0'o' - .
- 81, stara,1 . Ea,ser 4 paine
n ~ ~ u,on;,e VIII
liams; referee, Eaton; timers, Wilson
and law. scorers. Kramer and Carroll.
MI p,s;,aso Mor-Clarks game result
~ 40 a, :. -, 80 +,,o
ed IN score Oh 20 70 "a IN l"Voi Vi '"e
Clerks. The lineup and score follOWs:-
Rusiness Men Clerks
Barrows rf r f, Stewart
p Ration If If. r. browne
Stafford G, Slater
TerrjlI u. rig, MagoOn
Eaton. e, Child
G, Jones
p,s,,a,s parrovsh stafford G. Ben Fa-
nrowno . Cb;ld
eon y o''m"iS - ~ -
o'al'ei @' roui0' O0'
''iA0 WV 40 '''''' ~
p A. ABROAD
Peoples ACADEMY oasNo' '"'' '1'''n
took trip lhto Washington Oou"'S '"0'
week and whlle they uroppeu game
each to Spauldlng hlgu ana "ou""iu,
they made as1owing OF whlch 'ney heeu
not feel ashamed l" ioi''i,uA " ''o
game Friday night, the Darre Ai'lo'' IL
an extended report saio'-
"At Church street street gymnasium aaI on lGoV
I1od nothar 1ictorv TO their hst
when they won the basket ball game
against the feoples Acaee'ny q, e"'I M O
SOL MOL W. , ~ and Fast enongh TO give
tha SPECTATORS some good amusement.
About $50 we're present and in the last
period, when inc score was us, T,o"I' inn inn
onees y, "I hear tbe referee's whistle. In
the first period the Morrisvile team out
played the high school,, but IN the laSs
half the iauer came oacA S'ro"s anu
WIN 'uo s0 81 oo5aov5 catrraov
~ 'no s".o w Iotoa,ad On tai |
o'e"'nH' lie o,o,, |
a. io'' '"0 49,. -. |
yam sooiiuS WI - - uoa,;,od snooiol
nail "oiii'i gu" - C1ISs-,, oar,o ranor+
mention III 'n0 g. -
anu every nie"oei M, -, -
iau,''o on 'no Up s uanah 20 u
WIN "ouu"'o
VII '"' -, ,,,,o,,o,ol
~. -. W,
10 Saturday hIghI vi '"i' u
will surely miss good game II you tall
~ soa tbis ono
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
THE Y :
in RELATION
TO HEALTH

While the immense majority of man.
kind have eyes hat to all appearance
are perfectly balanced more than 80
per cent have Il natural tendency to
deviate. This tendency is overcome
by the constant straint eXerted by the
nerves of the eyes in compelling the
muscles of the eye to overcome de-
hciencies. We find that thousands
Of people who have suffered for years
with nervousness, headaches and 9th,
or diseases find from careful examina.
ton of their eyes that their sickness.
discomfort and misery comes wholly
from some hidden defect of the eye or
10 an insuificiency of one or more ocu,
lar muscles; these defects and insult,
~ticiencies can be detected only by a
thorough and painstaking examination
by II who has the skill and ability
as we'll as the experience to detect
and correct these defects.
Special attention given Children's
Eyes and Fitting of Glasses.
Thorough scientific examination OF
the eye. No medicines used in ex.
amining and testing eyes.
Licensed by Nevada State Board of
Examiners in Optometry
Expert Specialist In Sight Defects
Office Hours s Il. M. to 6 p. m.
With Howell Jewelry Co.
Cross Eyes Strengthened Without
Operation
Mrs. w. G. Howell
Oph. D.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
WAR MING

Hunting. Fishing and Shooting is
strictly prohibited on all of our ranch
es, on Mary's River and both the Sew
enty-One Ranches. Trcspassers will be
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
At the Commercial

Chas. Martin and wife. North Fork;
Jas. F. Holland, Lamoille; Henry Win,
ter and wife, White Rock; Mrs. John
Winter, White Rock; Chas. L. Winter,
" hite Rock; Chas. Murphy, San Fran,
ciscoo; w. ID. Shaw, Ogden: G. L.
Walker, Swales Min; f, c. McCon.
nell, San Francisco; S. Bethel, San
Francisco; b. F. Scott, Salt Lake; J.
4. Burke, Detroit; Dr.. Shattuck, De
troit; o. S. Phillips. Owyhee; Estella
NJ. Campbell, Owyhee; j. Mcrsfcder,
San Francisco; II. II. Hutchins, Salt
Lake; d. II. Woodman, Salt Lake;
Charles Jackson, Wichita, Kans.; Der.
nard Poulton, Hylton; Louis Deingar,
Hylton; Scott Hanna. IIylton; John L.
Ross and wife, Hamilton, Ohio: Mrs.
Il. c. Jones, Philadelphia, Penn; Mrs.
w. Wellington, Philadelphia, Penn:
5. c. Weeks, Wells; f. Virgins, La.
mobile; j. L. Williams, Lee; jeff May
hew, Sixteen Mile; II. +. Auten, Og.
den.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF AS IN
SPECToR OF HORSES

State of Nevada, County OF Elko. SIS.
In accordance with an act of the
Legislature of the State of Nevada.
providing for the inspection of horses
about to be driven or shipped out of
the state. approved March Goth
1907
l hereby certify that, at Montello.
Elko County, Nevada, on Friday, the
18th day of April, 1915, at the request
of Brig Williams, owner and shipper
thereof, l inspected hat certain brand
OF horses being in number ) head and
branded as follows, to-wit:
l head branded o left thigh; 1 head
branded lazy j left thigh; / head
branded quarter circle 7 right should.
CT.
further certify that the above de-
scrIhed horses were shipped from
Montello, Elko county, Nevada. on
said above mentioned date by the s.
z. Railroad Company in cars Nos.
o. S. i. 1854 and the destination of
said shipment of horses was, Soda
Springs, State of Idaho, and that ]
have n full and complete record of
the above brands of the above men,
toned horses.
In witness whereof I have h~creuntc
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
THIS MAN MADE SURE

My wife ana 1 looked at it from
g business standpoint" said a friend
last week.
Men protect their business. Yet
many of them put off protecting home
and dependents. Business loss Is Of
ten replaced, but in life our loss Is
total. 1 figured that my earnings are
my wife's income. With me gone her
income ceases. So l protected her.
Nov If anything happens to me, l
don't sentence her for her remaining
days to a life of hardship and misery.
She will have enough to live com
fortably. And / am making certain
that If 1 should die the payments on
my home will not stop and leave her
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF AS IN.
SPECTOR OF HORSES

80
State of Nevada, County of Elko, SIS.
In accordance with an act of the
Legislature of the State of Nevada.
providing for the inspection of horses
about TO be driven or shipped out of
the state. Approved March 29th
1897"
L hereby certify that, at Montello.
Elko County, Nevada, on Tuesday, the
18th day of April, 1915, at the request
OF HoutZ Bros, owners and shippers
thereof, l inspected that certain brand
OF horses being in number 6 head and
branded Is follows, to-wit:
1 head branded G II, right thigh; l
head branded \, right thigh; 1 head
branded wv, left thigh; l head brand,
ed Il, right shoulder; l head unbrand.
ed; l burro unbranded.
further certify that the above dc.
scribed horses were shipped from
Montello, Elko county, Nevada, on
said above mentioned date by the S.
P. Railroad company in car No. U. =.
O2252, and the destination of said
shipment of horses was Soda Springs,
State of Idaho, and that have a full
and complete record of the above
brands of the above bentioned horses.
In witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand this 18th day of April,
1915.
J. G. HARRIS
Sheriff and Inspector Of Horses
for Elko County, Nevada.
BY o. NJ. LAMON, Deputy.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS
AT HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOUSTON, Texas, May 6.-The six.
tieth annual meeting Of the Southern
Baptist Convention assembled in this
city today, and will continue until
Tuesday next. The convention is the
largest delegated body in the world.
The attendance includes several thous.
and delegates and visitors, who repre-.
sent a total membership of nearly g.
100000 communicates, distributed ov-
er seventeen states and the District
Of Columbia.
No fixed program has been prepared
for the convention, but all the church
work, which includes the three great
organizations of the Baptist Church
South, the Home Mission Society, with
headquarters at Atlanta; the Foreign
Mission Society, with headquarters at
Richmond, and the Sunday Schools
Publication Society, located at Nash.
vile, will be reviewed. A project for
the consolidation of these three orga-
n~izations, with a view to greater eff.
1ciency and economy of administra-
ton, is n Of the important matters
that is to be brought before the pres.
ent convention.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06
LOCALS PERSONALS

Charles n. Cheney was elected may
or Of Sparks Tuesday. Cunningham
was elected city attorney and Hill
man vas elected city clerk.
A. j. Dubois, sales agent Southern
Pacific lands, office S. p. Freight OF,
fee. adv.tf
DR.. A. J. Hood went to Winnemucca
last night to take the Knight Templar
degrees OF Masonry.
The Pythian Sisters are preparing
an entertainment in honor of the visit
OF the Grand Chief.
Judge B. F. Curler is in Carson City
on legal business.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-06

Browning, Ogden; Henry Smith, Con,
tact; E. II. Knar, Contact H. X. Luce,
Contact; w. r. Eeverson. Contact;
G. F. Talbot Nevada: J. II. White,
Lee; S. b. Arthur, Gold Creek; w. D.
Shaw. Ogden; w. S. Bower. Lamoille;
A. b. Purton. Salt Lake; Geo. A.
Hawkes., S. Z. Co.; p. C. Connolly, w.
p. Co Geo. Colby. Boston; w. E.
Staunton. Winnemucca; H. Sutton,
Carlin. ,