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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
LANGUAGE Puzzle.

Foreigners are forever having trou-
BILE with the English language. A Ger
man recently arrived in this country
was in line for good business deal.
IF the transaction goes through" he
was told, you'll have all kinds of
money"
Later he met the friend who made
the remark. "Vell," said he. der thing
has fallen through
That's too bad" replied the friend.
''Too bad? Und you is sorry make a
pile of money!
"Oh, it went through all rightT ques-
toned the friend.
"Yah, so l said"
"Well, I'm glad of it. That's differ
ent."-New York American.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24

STATE OF VERMoNT-District OF Lamoile, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Lamoie.
To all persons interested in the Estate ~ KATE
PETERSON, late of Stowe, in said District,
deceased, GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Hyde Park, with
in and for said district, on the 27th day of Feb
ruary, 1918, an instrument purporting to be the
last Win and Testament of Kate Peterson, late of
Stowe, in said District, deceased was presented to
the Court aforesa d for Probate.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that the 22nd
day of March, 1913, at the Probate Office, in said
Hyde Park, be assigned for proving said instru'
ment and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned by publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the News and Citizen, a
newspaper circulating in that vicinity, in said Dis
trct previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court, at the time and place aforesaid.
and contest the probate OF said Wall, if you have
cause
Given under my hand at Hyde Park, said
District, this 27th day OF February, 1918.
% MOVES G. WOOD, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24

the persecution. As the train passed
through the tunnel of st. Cloud the
three travellers were wrapped in COM
plete darkness. Vernet raised the back
of his hand to his mouth and kissed it
twice violently. On emerging from
the obscurity he found that the ladies
had withdrawn their attention from
him and were glaring contemptuously
at each other. Presently they arrived
at Paris, and Vernet, on leaving them,
said, Ladies, 1 shall be puzzled all
my life by the inquiry, Which Of these
two ladies was it that kissed me"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
WAITING AND WATCHING.
The Old Codser Thought He Had Beer
Eaited About ENOUGH

Baited About Enough.
A taciturn "old codger" down Cape
God way sat smoking in doorway
Inder n sign, which read, bate For
Sale''
A sun Drowned, bareheaded young
ster motored by without perceptibly
slackening speed and called out, point
ing to the sign, "A-i, bo'sun; air
The old fellow gave no indication Of
hearing or seeing. But few days
later me young fellow again raced by.
This time the. sign read, Bate For
Sail"
"Hey, cap'n," sung out the boy,
"swing your al forard, and But
the racing motor had flown by.
Once more the sign was changed and
now read, "Bait For Sail"
Evidently it had become a point of
honor with the young racer to see that
the old fisherman's advertisement was
at last correct, for soon after he again
scorched through the village. One
glance he gave, and then-almost reach
ed for the emergency-but not quite.
"CommOdore," he yelled above the
shrek of his motor, drop the al
astern, and He was gone.
This time the old fellow did indeed
show that he was neither deaf or
blind. Rising in wrath, he shook his
fist fiercely at the cloud of dust down
the road; then, tearing the offending
board from its hook, he bore it indoors.
Since then coarse tishline with an
immense fishhook attached hangs from
a projecting stick at one side of the
door, and fastened in the hook is a
particularly large, well secured, empty
clam shell. In the doorway sits a tact
turn "old codger" with a wary eye
and menacing look smoking.-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. B0WSFiELlD

A little farm must in the nature of
things be family affair. The young
people especially should be interested.
In many cases boys and girls as well
! as their parents would love the coun-
! try If there were less drudgery and if
! they had partnership or share in the
live stock and vegetables. The family
should be In full accord on the subject
of bringing money making crops to
the front.
There are opportunities for quick re-
turns on products that require little
land or labor. Not one family in five
| hundred has ever grown peppergrass
in the fall and winter or even in the
spring No other plant is so easy to
grow. All it needs is a fairly moist,
| fairly rich soil and temperature of
the ordinary living room or even less.
The seeds will terminate at 40 de-
grees, and the plants will grow little
at that. If so or more degrees can be
secured during the day and the tenn
perature not fall below freezing at
night this dainty little salad can be
grown very easily.
The box in which the seed is to be
sown need not be deeper than three
inches, and any convenient size for
, handling will do. Sow the seed thick
ly about one-quarter or one-half inch
deep in rows two or three inches apart,
firm it slightly and cover with a pane
of glass or two or three thfcknesses of
newspaper until the plants begin to
appear. This is to check evaporation.
Then tilt the glass for few days so a
quarter inch crack will be made at one
side. When the seedlings get an inch
tall the glass may be removed.
No other attention is required than
watering and pulling out an occasional
weed if any such appear. But the
plants grow so fast that the weeds will
not be troublesome. In three or four
weeks the plants will be ready for use.
A pair of shears will be found best for
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Rsttleshins Now and Then.

A battleship today is not the same as
a battleship in Nelson's day. The old
wooden three decker could only be de-
stroyed by long and desperate close
quarter fighting. 1t would stand hours
of battering. 1t would take hundreds
of shot and still be capable of fighting.
But today one unlucky shot one blow
from a torpedo, and the great fighting
machine is a heap Of scrap iron.-Lon-
don Graphic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Estate of Geo. AIex'r st. Louis
COMMIssIoNERs, NoTICI

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court tor the District OF
Lamoile. commissioners, TO receive, examine,
ami adjust all claims and d mands of all persons
against the estate of George Alexander St.Louis,
late OF NOrristown, in said dist deceased and all
claims exhibited IN Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purposes afOre-
said at the office of II. Waite & son, in Morris.
vile, in the town OF MoTristown, said District,
on che LIST day OF April and 18th day of Angus,
next, from o'clock a. III, until O'Clock p. M,
on each OF said days, and that six months from
the 18th daS OF February 4. ID. 1915, is the time
limited by sal Court for said creditors TO pre-
sent their claim- to us for examination and al
lowance
Dated at MOrristown, this 18th day Of February,
a. ID. 1915. I. h. fills,
Ii. WAITE,
% Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
STOWE

Mrs Mary A. Jenney is slowly recovel
| ing from illness.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Paul March 7.
A. p. Bigelow of MddIesex called on
friends in Stowe Thursday.
A. X. CoIse has finished work as jani-
tor of the Akeley Memorial Building. o.
| Ii. Smith is the new jani,or.
A. c. Aiken of North Troy is movng
to the Muskoday farm, recently purchased
of o. K. Luce by I. G. Camp of Newport.
Rev. Robert Dewey of Waterbury cele-
brated mass at the banquet hall in the
| Akeley Memorial Building last Sunday
| morning.
Clayton j. Morrill, and Miss Anna Sis
tiers were married by Rev. Lemuel DAVIS
| at the Congregational parsonage Wednes-
day of last week.
Miss Elma Bailey of the Stowe graded
school attended the funeral of her grand
mother, Mrs. William Bailey, at Morris
town last week.
A son born March II to Mr.. and Mrs
Dwight Fl. Harris of Keene, N. H., is
the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Harris of Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A. Loomis and A.
r. Corse went Thursday to Burlington
for medical advice for Mr.. Loomis, who
has been i'll for some time.
An ''all SCHOOL, entertainment at the
Akeley Memorial Building Friday even
ing under the auspices OF the Stowe
Teachers Club for the benefit of the
State teachers retirement fund was very
interesting and was well attended.
Mrs. E. K. Bamfortb gave large card
party at the Green Mountain Inn Wed
nesday evening, nine tables being played.
The rooms were decorated with green
ribbons and shamrocks and each guest
wore green hat during the evening in
honor of ST. Patrick's day. Refreshments
were served.
Mrs. A. A. Emery has returned to St.
Adams, after a short visit in Stowe. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Carroll j.
Scribner, who has passed several weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Drugg, and who passed few days in st.
Adams on her way to her home in Chi.
cago.
Tuesday. Mar. 16, was the S9th birth
day of Samuel Willard Barrows, one of
the Oldest residents of Stowe. During
the winter Mr.. Barrows has cut and pre-
pared for the stove 10 cords of woed,
split u cords of wood, which he pur-
chased, and has helped his son split and
pile 26 cords. Mr.. Barrows' eyesigbt has
failed good Geal in the past year, but
otherwise his health is about as usual.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Code of Honor by Which Their Treat
ment Is Governed.

In ancient times prisoners of war
were killed unless, of course, the bel
| ligerents found it more profitable to
exchange or liberate them for ransom.
But today nations are bound to one an
| other by a code of honor which forbids
| 1nhuman treatment of prisoners.
Prisoners are subjected to no pun
| ishment in any form. Neither must
they be placed in a convict prison, al
though they may be detained in a
fortress, camp or town. A reasonable
supply of nourishment must be provid-
ed them by their captors, and they are
regarded as being in the power of the
government of the captor and not I'M
der the control of those who actually
capture them.
All personal belongings remain in the
custody of the prisoner, but arms,
horses and military papers can be con-
fiscated, these constituting booty.
Governments can put their prisoners
of war to work, but only such work as
accords with the prisoners rank and
capacity; also the work must not be
excessive or relate to military matters,
and in all cases must the labor be paid
for.
A prisoner always lives in hope of
being exchanged for a prisoner of his
own government. The exchange is eff
fected in accordance with agreements,
in which time, place and method of ex-
change are fully detailed. This is gen
orally that of strict equivalents, man
for man, rank for rank, disability for
disability.
An officer can obtain a greater free
dom of movement or certain privileges
while being a prisoner of war If he
makes out parole, a written or verbal
promise. An officer giving his parole
pledges his honor to refrain from par
ticular course of conduct, and If he
makes breach of this guarantee he is
liable to the extreme penalty.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Estate of Charlotte w. Burdick
State of Vermont-District of Lamoille, IS.
The Hon. Probate Court for the District
aforesaid -


To the heirs and all persons interested in the Es-
tate OF CHARLOTTE w. BURDICK, late of
Hyde Park, in said District, deceased,
GREETING =
WHEREAS, application hath been made to this
Court in writing by the Administrator of said es-
tate praying for license and authority to sell all of
the real estate of said deceased to wit Farm of
about 30 acres with buildings thereon, in Hyde
Park, aforesaid representing to said Court that it
would be beneficial to the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate said deceased, to sell
said real estate and convert the same into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and appro.
baton in writing, of all the heirs to said estate
siding in this State and setting forth the situation
OF the real estate
WHRREUPoN, the said Court appointed and
assigned the goth day of March, 1915 at the Pro-
bate Office in Hyde Park, in ad District, to hear
and decide upon said application and petition, and
ordered public notice thereof to be gwen to all per-
sons interested therein by publishing said order,
together with the time and place of hearing three
weeks successfully in the News AND CITIZEN,
newspaper which circulates IN the neghborhood Of
those persons interested in said estate, all of
which publications shall be previous to the day
assigned for hearing.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court at the time and place assigned,
then and there in said Court to make yonr objec-
tons to the granting of such license, II yon see
cause.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park IN SAID
District, this Sth day of March, 1918.
% MOVES G. WOOD, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24

cutting They should be used about an
inch above the soil, so stumps of the
plant will remain. These stumps will
send out new tops for a second cut
| ting, which may be made about two
weeks later.
Onion growing is exceedingly profit
able, owing to the high prices which
prevail most of the time. This is a
product that any one who will work
can make a success of. Land that will
produce good crop of onions will
grow good crop Of onion sets. The
soil should not contain large quantities
Of raw heterogeneous matter. If stable
manure is used as fertilizer it should
be well rotted and, if possible, applied
in the fall before planting. A liberal
quantity Of lime applied to the soil will
show wonderful results. The Yellow
Strasburg is a good variety, but many
prefer the Yellow Globe Danvers. AL
most any varieties will do, however.
We SOW the seed at the rate of from
fifty to sixty pounds per acre. 1t is
advisable to make the rows about
fourteen inches apart, running the
seeder twice in the rows, as it is de-
sirable to scatter the seed over as
wide a space as possible in the rows,
In order to have good stand the seed
should lie in the rows at the rate of
at least 500 to the foot The sets are
usually kept clean with a hand wheel
hoe unless they are grown on a large
scale for commercial purposes, in
which case the rows are made three
feet apart so that Sorse can be used
In cultivation.
Onion sets are sensitive to weeds
and grass, and for this reason the most
diligent care is necessary in cultiva-
ton. In spite of all that can be done
with wedding implements there is al
ways some hand wedding necessary,
and the amount of this required will
depend a great deal on the way the
work of cultivating the crop is handled
during the early part of the season.
Beans, potatoes, cabbage, celery and
tomatoes are all typical and profitable
little farm crops.
A truck gardener tells me that to-
mato blight can be prevented by lit.
tie scheme upon which he fell by acct
dent. His method is to plant carrots
between the rows, and he is authority
for the statement that if this is done
blight will not appear among the to-
mato plants. He has tried this for
two years. and, although the disease
was bad among the tomatoes of the
his plants were not mo-
Tested at all.
The discovery came through the
planting OF root vegetables among the
vines which grew fruit i'm their tops In
order to conserve his garden space as
much as possible. Carrots were plant
ed among some of the tomatoes and
Dther vegetables among others. The
carrot rowed tomatoes had not a trace
Of blight, but the farther back the to-
natoes were from the carrots the more
blight appeared.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
HAPPY WOMEN
Plenty Of Them il Morrisville
and Good Reason For It

Wouldn't any woman be happy
After years of backache suffering,
Days of misery. nights of unrest,
The distress of urinary troubles,
When she finds freedom.
Many readers will profit by the fol-
lowing.
Mrs. S. NJ. Cook, Maple street, Nor
risville, says:-'I suffered from severe
attack of lameaess in my back and was
unable to turn over in bed. The kidney
secretions were in bad shape and plainly
showed that needed kidney medicine.
Hearing about Doan's Kidney Pills, 1 got
box at Gheney's Drug store. They re-
leved me in a short time. 1 can still
say a good word for Doan's Kidney Pills.
/ consider them very effective kidney
medicine.
Price 80 cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pllls-the same that Mrs.
Cook had. Foster Milburn Co., Propri-
etors, Buffalo, n. 7. Adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Estate of Oscar NJ. Boutwell,
CoNNIssIONERs' NoTICE.


The undersigned having been appointed by
toe Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Lamoille, Commissioners. TO receive, examine
and adjust the claims and demands OF II persons
against the estate OF Oscar NJ. Boutwell, late Of
Elmore, in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said al the Office OF II. Waite 4 Son In the town
of MOrrstown, In said dist, on the 25th day Of
March and 23rd day Of Aug. next, from O'Clock
Z. NJ. until O'Clock z. NJ, on each OF said days
and that SIX months from the 23d day Of Feb
rnarY A ID. 1915 IL the time Limited by said
Court for saio creditors to present their claims
30 us for examination and allowance.
Dated at MOrrisviIle. this 28d CAV Of February
A. ID. 1915. II. WAITE,
l. g.. CAMP.
p Commissioners
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Estate of Orlando F. Gerry
State of Vermont-District of Lamoille, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Lamoille.

1N'''S "a - A~''''-S'A-N1
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Lamoile.
To all persons interested in the Estate of ORLAN-
DO F GERRY, late IF Stowe, in said District,
deceased, Greeting:
Al Probate Court holden at Hyde Park, with.
in and for said District, on the ISt day of March,
A. d. 1915, an instrument purportng to be the last
WILL and TES LAMENT of Orlando F. Gerry,
late of Stowe in said District, deceased was
presented to the Court aforesaid tor Probate
And it is ordered by said Court that the 22d day
OF March, A. D. 1913, at the Probate Office, In said
Hyde Park, be assigned for proving said instrument,
and that notice thereof be given to all persons con-
cerned by publishing this order three weeks sue
cessvely in the NEws AND CITIZEN, a newspaper
circulating in that vicinity in said District previ
Gus to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be.
fore said Court, at the time and place aforesaid,
and contest the probate OF said viii, if you have
cause.
Gwen under my hand al Hyde Park, in said
District, this Ist day of March, 1918.
MOVES G. WOOD, JUDGE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
[ Estate of Moses ]. Leach
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District Of
Lamoille, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the Estate of Moses j. Leach,
late OF WolcOtt, in said District deceased, and
ali claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afOre
said at the Post Office il the town of WolcOtt,
in said district, on the 31st day OF March and
1st day OF September next, from one O'Clock p.
IN. Ut Hl four O'Clock p, m. on each of said day 8,
and that Six Months from the LIST day of March
A. ID. 1915, is the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims to us for
examination ant allowance
Dated at Wolcott, this LIST day OF March, A. ID.
1915. II. /. RANDALL,
B. w. GUYER,
% Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Jared Her Neracity.

When the season was almost over a
storekeeper in a small southern town
put a lot of dollar shirt waists in the
window at 20 cents.
Say, what kind of bizness you call
dis?" asked an old colored woman.
as dat de way you try to make liar
out of yo' customers? After / been
tellin' all de cullud folks in de neigh
borhood dat l paid a dollah for dis
shirt waist you come an spoil my rep
utation for veracitF. Las time 1 ever
gwine to do bizness here"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Public illumination

From the Lamoille Newsdealer, Mar. IS, 1850
The Ladies Benevolent Society" of
johnson propose to give Public Illumi,
nation upon the occasion of supplying
the Baptist Meeting House with set of
new lamps, on Thursday evening, the
2Sth instant.
An address will be gwen at 1880 O clock,
after which an oyster supper will be in
readiness. Tickets, so cts. couple.
The ''Perkinsville Brass Band' is ex.
pected to be in attendance. Gentle.
men and ladies please attend.
Committee of aTrangements-Mr. and
Mrs. Pearl, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley, Arthur Pike, Almon
Whiting, Mise Lavina Chamberlin. Miss
Fanny Morgan.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-24
Weepino WilIou,s-

The weeping willow, so called Csci-
entific name S. babylonica), is a ma
tive Of China, from which country il
has been taken over most of the civil
liked earth. 1t varies in height and
dimensions according to climate and
soil and invariably maintains its
dropping habit, the chief cause Of its
attractiveness.-New York American.