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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
In Perfect Accord.

Some years ago there came to an
American city delightful German
Herr Won Blitz, who intended to sup
port himself by giving lessons in his
native tongue. When he had been
here several months and had secured
moderate number of pupils he went
one day to the mother of one of them
and, to her great surprise, asked for
her daughters hand in marriage.
But, my dear SIR" said she, my
daughter has no fortune"
The sutton smiled upon her in an ex-
pansive generosity.
'Me, too" said he reassuringly.
"And, although we are not rich, we
have thus far been able to give her
every comfort. She is indeed used to
luxury"
me, too" was the smiling rejoinder.
"But, Herr Won Blitz, she will never
be able to manage affairs"
"Me, too" rejoined the lover.
"And | feel obliged to tell you that
my daughter has a very high temper"
me, too--me, too"
That was enough. The mother re-
tired from the contest, and the pro-
fessor won his suit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22

AS former Congressman Martin Lit
Teton tells the tale, a railroad was
built through an obscure corner of a
state where no railroads ever had the
hardihood to venture before. On the
day the first train ran over the Ene
the engineer, pulling out from a small
way station, discovered that a coun-
try boy was riding a horse between
the rails short distance ahead.
The engineer sounded his whistle
again and again, but the rider only
dashed his horse into a gallop and
made no effort to turn off into the
farm lands which flanked the right of
way. At the end of a mile long chase
the locomotive was so close upon the
laboring horse that the cowcatcher al
most touched its hind hoof The pes
tered engineer leaned out of his cab
window.
"You blamed idiot!' he yelled. "Why
don't you get off the track?"
Over his shoulder the frightened
yokel flung back. desperate retort:
Nav, sir! Eff ever you got NE out
yonder on that there plowed ground
you could ketch me in a minuter'-,
Evening Post.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
The Exercise of Choice.

The human faculties of perception
judgment. discriminative feeling. men
tai activity, and even moral preference.
are exercised only in making a choice
He who does anything because it is
the custom makes no choice. He gains
no practice either in discerning or. de-
string what is best. The mental and
moral, like the muscular powers, are
improved only by being used. The
faculties are called into no exercise by
doing thing merely because Others do
it, no more than by believing a thing
only because others believe it.
He who lets the world, or his own
portion of it, choose his plan of life
for him has no need of any other
faculty than the apelike one of imita-
ton. He who chooses his plan for him
self employs all his faculties.-John
Stuart Mill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Had Heard IL Before.

While engaged in conversation two
prominent police magistrates began
telling stories of funny cases that had
been brought before them.
Probably the funniest 1 ever had"
remarked one, was an aged colored
man bearing the earmarks of the south
who applied to me for warrant The
offender, it seems, had been blasphem-
ing Rastus before, and he had then
appealed to me for aid. Standing be-
fore my desk. he proceeded as follows:
"'Yo' honah, wants a warrant for
George Washington. He's dat colored
man what you told to be good two
weeks ago, but he's been worse'n evan,
sah. l can stand him no longah.
'Humphr l remarked casually.
Seems to me l have heard that name
somewhere before
"'Yes, sah.' he answered, with alac
rity: two weeks ago, sah.' "-Philadel-
phia Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
- The -
Scrap Book
improving on the Author.

In Forty Years ON the Stage" the
author, John H. Barnes, has this to say
Of Lucy Raymond, chat wonderful
old woman" with whom he often
played:
eff it were possible for her to be
funnier than when she was speaking
her lines it was when she forgot them.
Her perpleXity was sidesplitting. On
the first night of H. ]. Byron's Our
Soldiers she had to say to Miss Kate
Bishop: Shakespeare says, whats in
a name?" l say everything. Under
the influence of first night nervous
ness her mind wandered temporarily,
and she said, haltingly and spasmod-
ically: Somebody says: "Who is it!
Is it Chaucer or Sir Benjamin John
son or Shakespeare or some of those
old gentlemen you see in Westminster
abbey? What's in a name?"'
byron, who was standing by, shook
with laughter and Immediately said:
We'll, l can't write anything as funny
as that. I'll put that in And it will
be found incorporated in the printed
book of the play as sold today"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
The New Reporter

"'My boy" said the editor of The Bills
vile Bugle to the new reporter, you lack
caution. You must learn not to state
things as facts until they are proved facts
otherwise you are apt to get us into
libel-suits. Do not say, the cashier who
stole the funds say, the cashier who is
alleged to have stolen the funds That's
all now, and-ah-turn in a stickful about
that Second Ward social last night.
Owning to the influx of visitors it was
late in the afternoon before the genial
editor of The Bugle caught a glimpse of
the great family daily. Halfway down
down the social column his eyes lit on the
following cautious paragraph: sit is
rumored that card party was given last
evening to number of reputable ladies
of the Second Ward. Mrs. Smith, gossip
says, was the Hostess, and the festivities
are reported to have continued until 10. 30
in the evening. 1t is alleged that the
affair was a social function given to the
ladies of the Second Ward Cinch Club and
that, with the exception of Mrs. James
Bilwiliger, who says she comes from
Lesvits Junction, none but members were
present. The reputed hostess insists
thu coffee And waters alone were served
a refreshments. The Smith woman
claims to be the wife of John Smith, the
so-called "Honest Show Man of 315 East
State street."
Shortly afterward a whirling mass
q inning to be reporter on The Bugle
few fifteen feet into the street, and landed
with what bystanders assert was dull,
sickening thud.-Pluck
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
A THOROUGH TEST
One To Convince the Most SkepticaI
MorrlsyllIe Reader

The test of time is the test that cou is.
Doan's Kidney Pills have made their
reputation by effective action.
The following case is typical.
Morrisvile residents should be con-
WINGED.
The testimony is confrmed-the proof
complete.
Testimony like this cannot be ignored.
Mrs. NJ. B. Eaton, High St, Morris
vile, says: II suffered from kidney COM
plant for years. As time passed, the at
tacks became more severe. Headaches
and dizzy spells bothered me and also
had trouble from the kidney secretiess.
Being urged by a friend to try Doan's
Kidney Pills. 1 got some at Cheney's
drug store. Two boxes removed the
pain and freed me from kidney COM
plant"
USES DoAN'S OCCASIONALLY
Over Two Years Later, Mrs. Eaton
said: 81 use Doan's Kidney Pills when in
need of kidney medicine and 1 always
find them just as represented"
Price 80 cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Dosn's Kidney Pflls-the same that Mrs.
Eaton had. Foster-Milburn Co., Pro-
prietors, Buffalo, n. Y. Adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
LOBSTER AND CHICKEN.
The Waiter Seemed to Think the Order
Fitted In Admirably.

'"S Va'eoT OSSHsQ TO MINK tIe OTueT
Fitted In Admirably.
Obviously the young man who led
girl much younger to a table in an up
town restaurant few evenings ago
was commuter. Both seemed just
little self conscious AMI apparently very
much pleaseS with each others soci-
ety. He was more than ordinarily So
licitous to see that she was comfort
ably located, too, and his attentions
We're, while gentlemanly in the ex-
IRENE, marked enough to be noticeable
Both scanned the menu carefully,
and finally the young girl made her
selection. The young man seemed,
while the waiter stood at attention, to
be trying to persuade her to change
her order, but she appeared to insist
that her choice should stand. He de-
cided for himself very quickly and gave
the order to the attentive waiter, who
by this time had become rather rest
less, as though such modest order
did not hold out much hope for any
considerable tip. Both apparently or
dered salad, but of different kinds. To
a middle aged observer seated at an
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Names Usvrped by Women.

Mary is not by any means the odly
name that has been borne by men an6
women alike, writes correspondent
of the London Chronicle. who has dip
ped into old parish and other registers
Sir Patience Ward was lord mayor OF
London in 1850, Eve Sliffhton is men
toned in a will of the sixteenth cen.
tury, and Grace Hardwin was an old
landowner in America.
As to male names usurped by the la.
dies, instances occur of feminine Phil.
fps and Georges, and in one case a
daughter was duly baptized Noah. A
goddaughter of the Duke of yelling
ton was named Arthur I'm his honor,
and in Efhngham church there is a
monument to Timothy, wife of Richard
Mabanke.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
The Top Hats tyranny.

Speaking about the top hat. an anus
ing incident Of its tyranny may be re-
called. At an international exhibition
held at Milan few years ago the or
der was given out that the wearing of
The chimney pot would be rigidly en-
forced at the inaugural ceremony.
Many provincial deputies had never
worn one in their lives and were a
little uncertain as to the scope of the
order. When they turned up it was
found that some Of them had not only
bought sp hats for themselves. but also
for thei, wives.-London Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Testing a New Horse.

A Welsh tourist tells OF an expert.
ence which befell him during a visit
TO country house in Ireland. His
friend. the host. sent a car to the rail
way station to bring him home. He
had not gone far when the horse be
came FESTIVE and finally upset the car
into a ditch. The visitor asked the
driver how long the animal had been
used i'm harness. Half an hour. sur"
Il mean how long is it since he was
first put in harness?''
"Shure, I've told you-half an hour.
sur answered the driver, IAN the
masther said if he carried We safe he'd
buy him. "-Cardiff Western Mail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Sierra Pan.

I am fire and dew and sunshine;
I am mist on the foamy wave;
I'm the ripping note Of the field lark's
throat;
I'm the jewel hid in the cave.
I'm the lightning flash on the mountain
And the cold rose red of the dawn;
I'm the odor of pine and the purple vine;
I'm the willowy leap of the fawn.
I'm the sigh of the south wind of autumn,
The scent of the earth at first rain,
The wild honker call of the earliest fall;
I'm the yellow of ripening grain.
I'm the music no singer has dreamed of;
I'm the picture from no painters art;
I'm the Rhythmic time of no poets rhine;
I'm joy in the human heart.
Henry Meade Bland
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
STOWE

Mrs. Melvin Boyce and two children
are passing the week in Waterbury.
Elton B. Forbes, who underwent sue
cessful operation at the Mary Fletcher
Hospital. is doing well.
Mrs. G. f. Sayles of Enosburg Falls
has returned home after visiting her
aunt, Mrs. r. F. Billings.
Mrs. Minnie Tinkham and granddaugh-
ter, little Miss Carolyn Pike, have been
passing week on Mt. Mansfield.
E. L. Barrows, Willis Barrows, Maui
rice Harris, F. J. Holden and Earl Ken
field went to the State fair Thursday in
Mr.. Barrows' auto.
Miss Muriel Page is taking the domes-
tic science course in the High School at
Essex Junction, making her home with
an aunt, Mrs. E. G. Mills.
Fl. L. Moulton has sold 81 acres from
the James McAllister farm to Dwight
Butts. Mr.. Moulton being the owner of
an automobile in the trade.
Miles, Mcmahon & Son are converting
a part of their back store room into an
addition to their main store room. The
addition will be 20x40 feet and is rem
dered necessary by their steadily increas-
ing business.
Harold G. Mcmahon of the firm of
Miles, Mcmahon & Son, is taking
months vacation and with Mrs. Mcmahon
left last week for Minneapolis by way of
Chicago and Milwaukee. They will re-
turn by way of Grand Haven and Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. e.. Luella Billings of Redonda
Beach, CAL, who has visited her brother
in-law, F. P. Billings, has gone to visit
her son in Worcester, Mass, on her way
to California. Mrs. Billings sister, Mrs.
Dora Clark, of Tiffin, Ohio, who accom-
panied Mrs. Billings here, will remain
with Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Billings.
Line rs of the Citizens Telephone Com
pany was installed Monday. A telephone |
installed in the residence of F. L. Wells |
was connected with the new line, the
number being 25-2, and the following |
were transferred to the new |
line from line 81. II. Cairns, III. S.
Matthews, E. G. Robinson, E. c. Bailey
and H. H. Cobb.
Several auto parties left early Thurs
day morning for the State fair. Among
them were Herbert Harlow, Miss Sadie
Ralph Harlow and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Houston in the Harlow machine.
C. c. Gale, Walter Magoon, H. Fl. Down.
Or with Clayton Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S.
Peterson, the Misses Bernice Collins and
Sibyl Davis and H. H. Cobb in K. c.
Russell's machine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22

Once, when G. X. Chesterton was at
dinner party, the hostess did not
give the usual signal for the ladies to
retire at the end Of the meal so that
the men could enjoy their wine and
cigars, as is the custom. &c. X. C.'s'
brilliant conversation seemed to have
glued the fair diners to their seats.
Presently one of the ladies pointed
to one of the candles on the table and
exclaimed: "Oh, look at that wretched
candle! How it's smokingr'
Chesterton turned to her with a sigh.
Lucky CANDLE" he said enviously.
The hostess took the hint at once
and smilingly nose and quilted the
room with the other ladies, leaving
the famous writer and the rest of the
male guests free to enjoy MY Lady
Nicotine" in peace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
HE REPEATED THE ORDER.

adjoining table the walters eyes seem
ed to twinkle just little bit as he re-
peated the order loud enough to be
heard several tables away, with a
glance first at the young man and then
at the girl as he did so.
"One lobster" as he nodded to the
man, land one chicken" with half
bow to the girl.
Several other customers heard the
waiter, and every one of them smiled
In appreciation. The young folks looked
at each other, the girl blushed, and
then both broadened into a smile as
each accepted the situation as one in
which they had placed themselves
New York Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
lmpracticabIe Advice.

A Chicago physician tells this one:
Il had looked at the patients tongue,
felt his pulse, taken his temperature
and was about to leave the room, when
L stopped and said to the sick mans
wife,
Madam, in addition to the medi-
cine | have prescribed, l wish you
would see that every morning your
husband has shower bath
THE woman looked worried. But,
DOCTOR she said, what am l goin' to
do the mornings we don't have any
showers ?"-Lippincott's.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
SPOKE as They Passed,

81 hope you don't associate with that
man saw you speak to in the street
just now"
Associate with him? What do you
take me for? That man. sir, is one of
the most rascally, corrupt, sneaking,
underhand, low down. villainous and
depraved scoundrels that ever man
aged to keep out of Jail
Il know it, But why are you on
speaking terms with him at all?"
why. I'm-er-his lawyer. Lon
don Mail
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
DeBoer Speech for Libraries

The Eight Vermont Regiment ass"cia-
ton has produced in pamphlet form with
many excellent illustrations the Hon.
Joseph A. DeBoer's address at the dedi.
cation of the marker at the birthplace of
General Thomas. Through the generosity
of Frank M. Cory and the interest of B.
F. Bowman of Randolph a special libra.
nv edition" was printed for the library
commission and given by Mr.. Cory to
every library in the state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
a Bit of Poetry.

Whatever your occupation may be
and however crowded your hours with
affairs, don't fail to secure at least a
few minutes every day for the refresh
ment of your inner life with a bit of
poetry.-Charles Eliot Norton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Must Travel to Know,

The world is a country which no
body ever yet knew by description;
out must travel through it ones self
to be acquainted with it.--Chester-
field.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Between Girls.

HE says our engagement must be a
secret"
And when do you get the ring?"
THAT seems TO be a secret too
Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Triumph of Motor Truck

In France bronze statue weighing
three and a half tons. that was too
large to be handled by railroad or
canal, was hauled on a motor truck
to it's destination.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22

"a man is mighty lucky" said I'm
Gle Eben, "if he's born wifi a good
bass voice dat makes what he says
sound solemn an serious even if il
don't amount to much"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Two Kinds of Smartness.

"One trouble out our way" said
Uncle Eben, "is dat it takes an intire-
ly diffunt kind O. smartness to git a
political job fun what it takes to
I'LL de Office creditably."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22
Thrice-a.Week Edition
OF THE
NEW YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Price OF
Weekly. No other Newspaper in the
world gives so mach at SO low price.

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22

A Shoreham man who patronized a
snake-oil doctor" at the Rutland fair
last week had to go to the hospital for
treatment for blistered back, but at
that he got off better than some par
takers of the lubEca Mt who applied it in
ternallY did.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-09-22

o lifelong to the wretched, short to
the happy.-Syrus.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-10-29
DRISKELL is MONOMAN|AC
Youth Who Has Four Times Con,
fessed Murder Of Alice Mathews
Is Found Insane,

Minneapolis, Oct. 26.-Alfred Dris,
kell, who has four times confessed
to the murder Of Miss Alice Matthews,
was found insane by three alienists
who examined the suspect before w.
e. Bates, court commissioner. Drs.
kell, the physicians said, was suffer.
ing from monomania. He was com.
mitted to the state hospital at Roch.
ester following the verdict.
In making their decisions, Drs. T.
F. Quimby, l.. F. Foote and l.. M.
Crafts, who comprise the examining
board, secuted the idea that Driskell
had committed the Matthews murder.
They made their decision after ques-
tioning the man for more than an
hour, mostly on the question OF time.
His mother had stated that Alfred
had been at home on the night OF
the murder until II p. m. Drlskell,
in his story, insisted that he had met
the Matthew girl before that hour.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-10-29
WITH INDIAN SERVICE
NEW WORKERS COMPLAIN

Even in the far east, where the peo-
pie know all about the Indian and his
ways of living, and where the Indian
bureaus of the government look for in
formation and guidance in the admin
istration of Indian affairs, there is
complaint. That there is room for i'm
provement in the service was pointed
out in platform which cited the con-
dition of the Utes, adopted at the clos
ing session of the Lake Mohonk, N. Y,
conference of the Indians and ther de-
pendent people.
THE government, the platform
says, "holds property for this tribe to
an average of SIS, 900 for every member
Of the tribe and yet these people live
in squalor and in moral and spiritual
barbarism. The undertaking of the
government to give them an irrigation
system at cost of 1864, 900 was so
hampered by selfish Legislation as to
threaten the loss Of their water right
unless the prompt and hopeful action
of the commissioner shall be pursued
persistently to the end.
The platform thanked Indian Com
missioner Sells for his successful efforts
to stop the sale of intoxicants and the
use of the mescal bean on the reserva-
tions.
AS the first step toward bettering the
conditions of the Indians, the confer
ence urged the government to define
just what an Indian is and fix his legal
status so that the tribes may be pro-
tected from those who profess Indian
relationship in order to share in tribal
funds, lands and oil and mineral rights.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1915-10-29
BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT
BOY LOSES LEFT ARM

Last Saturday afternoon Sidney
Shourds, whose parents live about four
miles south of Roman. in company with
another boy about his own age, took a
shot gun and went out hunting for
ducks. They were somewhere east of
the Nine Pipe reservoir. Young
Shourds was carrying the gun over his
left shoulder when he let it fall for
ward. When the butt of the gun struck
the ground it was discharged, the load
striking Shourds in the left arm just
below the shoulder.
His companion was so frightened
that he started on run for help and
finally wound up at Joe Allard's. In
the meantime the wounded boy started
to make his way home and travelled
about half mile, but the shock and
loss of blood had so weakened him that
he could go no farther, Here he was
found when assistance came and he
was brought to Roman between five and
six o'clock in very serious condition.
Both Roman doctors were out on other
calls and could not be reached until
about eight o'clock when DR.. Fuhrer
arrived. After an examination it was
decided that the best thing to do would
be to take the boy to the hospital at
St. lgnatius and an immediate start
was made, A. M. Sterling taking his
car for the trip.
On reaching the hospital consul
tation was held with DR.. Mathews and
both doctors were of the opinion that
the arm would have to be amputated.
The flesh and muscles were all torn off
and about three inches of the bone was
gone. Twice during the operation it
was thought the boy gone but restor-
atives administered revived him.
Since the operation the boy has been
very weak and the doctors are not pre-
pared to say what the outcome will be.
The accident is deplorable and the
friends of the boy and his parents re-
gret it deeply and sympathize with
them in their trouble.