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NOTICE.

The twosO-called ELMER Hart"
brooks, one on the eaSterlv side
of the farm now owned and oc-
cupied by w. n. Reed, running
within two rods of his house, the
other on the easterly side of said
Reeds house about sixty rods
therefrom, both having their ORR
gin and running upon and about
one-half mile through land of w.
n. Reed of MOrristown, County
of LamOille. State of Vermont,
are hereby closed against fishing
for a period of fifteen years from
the Goth day of July, 1916.
This action is taken IN accord
ance with, and agreeable to, the
provisions of Section 81, No. POI,
of the Acts of 1912, as amended
by the Session of 1915, the pro-
visions of said Section have been
complied with by w. n. Reed
aforesaid, and by the State of
Vermont through its Fish and
Game Commissioner.
Dated at Lyndonville, Vermont,
this 18th day of July, 1916.
Signed ] w. TITCOMB,
State Fish and Game Com'r.
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along on his pony. Mrs, Weston and
Annie were in the wagon, and Link
had place in there too The colored
boy had worked most faithfully and
was enthused over learning about agri-
culture, so he was given the trip also.
Joe entered his dozen ears of corn,
and it was placed with merely num-
| Der on it-no name The corn expert
of the state and the commissioner Of
agriculture and an agent Of the fed
eral department of agriculture were
the judges.
! The Corn club exhibit of the county
was good-three times as good as that
Of the previous year. The best rec
ord presented was a hundred and one
bushels on an acre. Some of the boys
were much disturbed when they found
Joe Weston was on the ground, but
were treasured when he repeated that
he would not compete except for the
best dozen ears.
When the prize winners were an
nounced he got the $25 in a walk. No
one came near him on it,
81 doubt if there's another dozen
ears in the entire state that can equal
them" said the great authority on
corn, who did the grading, as he pinned
the blue ribbon on the exhibit and
handed Joe Weston two ten-dollar gold
pieces and five.
AS they drove home that evening
Joe was jubiant.
Pa, you've got to go to the state
fair with me-" he commanded.
"Oh, shucks, Joe. can't spare the
money nor the time"
I'm paying for this. It's my treat
and this SO will see us through in
great shape. 1t will keep you from
getting behind the times. I want you
to see that fair. Wen spend three
days. It's educational"
what about the work on the placer"
began Mr.. Weston.
Nothing to do next week except
look after the stock. Link can do
that, and III hire his father three days
out of the money l get for teaching
Tom"
I'm powerful rusty on clo'es," way
cred Mr. Weston.
"Therc'll be such crowd there no.
body will notice your Clothes" assured |
Joe.
Take your ma an Annie instead" |
said Nh. Weston.
We're going to stay right here, now,
pa. You amt had a holiday in / don't !
know when. ! want you to GO We !
amt going a step" said his wife.
"Oh, all right, them" succumbed Mr..
Weston.
Really he was as excited as Joe was
when he was about to take the trip to
He had never been to
the state capital and had never seen Il
real, sure enough big fair.
SO it was settled that they would
leave the following Tuesday on the
train which passed the town at s
o'clock, and Tom Ralston was to go
with them.
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L hoIA, NIL w cSJOll anu lOlu lLdl-
stOn We're enSconced on the
train bound for the fair. 1t
l9J was packed with a jolly crowd
of visitors for the same destination.
"Oh, by the way, father will meet
US there said Tom Ralston joyfully.
Il wired him last week we would leave
today He said last spring he wanted
to see the fair and would try to get
down in time, so heard from him yes
terday. He's already there and has
engaged quarters for us at the hotel"
IN be mighty glad to see him." said
Joe. And l guess it's Il good thing he
has rooms for us. | saw in the paper
that there was such a crowd in town
that ali the places We're filled up and
folks We're sleeping in chairs in the
hotel lobbies."
I'm glad he's fixed it, too" said Mr..
Weston. Il amt much on this chair
snoozip. Every time l go to sleep in
my chair it gives me crick in my
neck"
They arrived at the capital city a bit
before noon. Streets and stores We're
gay with banners and bunting, bands
were parading, and an excited, eager
stream of people extended from the
depot, where several excursion trains
were discharging their loads.
Mr.. Ralston was watching for the
party and seized on them at once, shak-
ing hands jubilantly.
4, ;rrhf TO
see you, I've been here a day and
half, and, say, this fair is great! It's
a liberal education to see it. I'm COM
ing every year. And such stock!
Why. l never saw the like of fine
cows
ANY muley black ones?' innocently
inquired Tom. His father gulped, be
gan to turn red and grinned sheep
ishly.
"Now. Tom; now, Tomw he began
pleadingly.
Il just wanted to know. I think the
muley ones are the safest They can't
hook-only butt" said Tom demurely.
Mr.. Ralston grinned.
"Yes, l suppose 50, and If we ever
buy any more cows I'm strong for the
muley kind" he said.
Look here, what's the joke" de
manded Joe Weston.
oh just little private one between
us" said Tom. II can't give it away
yet"
Come on up to our rooms and wash
up. Wen get some dinner first then
go to the fair afterward. We can get
supper there" suggested Mr.. Ralston.
He had got two handsome adjoining
rooms. and after the dust of travel had
been removed from the new arrivals
Mr.. Ralston handed Joe the morning
paper.
They are expecting you, joe" he
said. Big writeup of the Corn club
contest, and you seem to be considered
the man they've all got to beat. It's
the field against you" Joe saw his
name in big type in the headlines.
Il think I've got 'em tied out" he
said confidently, as he showed Mr..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26
AT MORRIsVILLE, BEGINNING AUGUST is.
RalStOn the record.

RalStOn the record.
"Why, gee WhiZ, you are as certain
TO win on this showing as we are to go
downstairs the manufacturer exulted.
THAT'S fine. And I'm going to send
Tom along with you, if you don't mind,
for year at that school"
"Suits me all right 1t will be just
fine" heartily agreed Joe Weston.
II looked into the matter of the
prize" said Mr.. Weston. THAT schOl-
arship is with $500. The fair manage
ment got it for less on account of the
advertising, but if you want they'll
commute it for $500 cash. That's what
they are actually to pay for it, l under.
Stand"
mo, sir; if win want that scholar.
ship" said Joe.
"Yes, that's with more than the
money, by heap" agreed Mr.. Weston.
"Al right, let's go down and eat"
suggested their host and led the way
to the crowded dining room.
The four were seated at a table plac-
ed close to another one At the next
table were three men, and one with
his back to them was talking. Evil
IDENTIFY, from his conversation, he was
a county superintendent of education
from somewhere in the state He talk
ed in rather a loud voice. and every
word of what he said was audible.
what l am afraid Of" said he, as
that Joe Weston, the state champion
of last year, will enter" The men,
ton of Joe's name made his party
prick up their ears.
IF Joe Weston amt in it l think
my boy will win the prize, and l am
dreadfully anxious for him to. never
did have my heart so set on anything"
he continued.
"Any special reason" said one of
the men at his table, helping himself
to a stalk of celery and munching idly
away on 1t.
"Yes, there is" asserted the school
teacher earnestly. THE most urgent
reasons. You see. this boy l am in
terested in is only fifteen years old.
He's the eldest of four children, all
three considerably younger than he is.
His mother is a widow-been so for
four years now. Her husband was
trifling drunkard who mistreated them
and died, leaving them absolutely des- |
titute and on the hands of charity. And
this boy has been the man of the fam
lily ever since"
TOO bad, too badw said the other of !
the listeners.
(Io be Continued
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Go be Continued.)
One Thino Youthful.

My small son and were riding on
the Il" the other day and just across
from us sat an elderly woman who
had evidently dyed her hair, for it was
a bright golden brown. Billy looked
at her for some time and then leaned
over to me and whispered: "Mudder,
see dat lady. She is all old but her
hair. Chicago Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26
FREDERICK WARDE IS
COMING FOR CHAUTAUQUA ]
LECTURE ENGAGEMENT

Management Feels Special Pride
In Announcing Him For Shake
spearean Precautionary Year.
WILL BE HERE ON THIRD DAY.
Was Long a Member of Edwin Booths
Company, Playing Laertes to Booths
Hamlet-Left Stage For Platform.
The Chautauqua management feels
a special pride in the coming of Fred
erick Warde to this city as one of the
Chautauqua attractions in this Shake
spearean precautionary year. Mr.. Warde.
as is well known, has done perbaps
more to popularze the plays of Shake
speare than any other living man.
The purpose Of his work has always
been to encourage the study of Shake
speare and to remove the mistaken i'm
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26
CHAPTER XVII.
Off to the Fair.

v ZOE, Mr.. Weston and Tom Raj
stOn We're enscOnced on the
train bound for the fair. 1t
49, was packed with jolly crowd
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Fond Mothers Pride.

L suppose your son was well pre-
pared for college," said the casual
friend. Yes, indeed" replied the fond
mother. THE president wrote the
faculty could not teach him anything,
so they permitted him to come home. :"
-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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WILL SING OLD TIME
DARKY MELODIES AT
THE CHAUTAUQUA
Dunbar Southern Singers In Songs of
the Southland Third Day Feature.

Dunbar Southern Singers In Songs of
the Southland Third Day Feature.
Some of the old favOrite songs of the
sixties are to be sung by the Dunbar
Southern Singers in their programs
here ON the third day Of the Chautau-
qua. These will include Get on
Board the Gospel Train" "NIy Old
Kentucky Home" and many old plan
tatiOn melodies. These will be sung
by a quartet of four young women,
with banjo accompaniment. The COM
pany is one of the best appearing
among the Chautauquas this season.
Charles Frink. banjoist, will give
clever impersOnation of an old darky
singing and playing the banjo. and
there will be many other amusing and
entertaining features.
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Wisdom.

Wisdom has riches in her right
hand and honor and long life in her
left; but she must be wooed and won
for her own sake, not for her dowry.
Lyman Abbott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26
In
1908.

Itch Itchl Itch Scratch Scratch /!
The more you scratch, the
worse the itch. Try Doan's Ointment
For eczema, any skin itching. SOC box.
adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26

DIpSSlO0 of DrO.
fundity and OBJ
security and II.
lustrate the hea11-
ty of his ponsv
the depth of HIS
rb;1,,,,rI, -
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CARTOONIST WILL DRAW
THIS PICTURE BEFORE
CHAUTAUOUA AUDIENCE

This and many other cartoons will be
drawn by Clayton Conrad, cartOonist,
in his program here on the opening day
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26

Rev Artemus Dean, said TO be the
Ole est surviving aIumnus of Amherst Col
IeCe and prominent Presbyterian clergy
man, died at Mount Carmel, Pa last
day. He was born in Chelsea in 1924.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-07-26

of the Chautauqua. Mr.. Conrad is Il
newspaper and platform cartoonist
who has succeeded in making his work
distinct feature Of the programs Of
the American Quartet, the opening mu-
steal number of the five days Chau
tauqua. He uses two easels.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10


The sun was setting when Marian
Glenmont stole from the door of her
home. Blake, her fathers clerk, look
ed up in some surprise when she en-
tered his private Office.
"Miss Glenmont!" he exclaimed
"What can do for your"
She smiled wane ghost of a smile
"You think it strange that ] am here
so soon after my dear fathers death
It is q cruel necessity. Mr.. Blake
my fathers house is no longer my
home. He has given 1t to another
But there is legacy to which ] am
entitled. ] believe you will find 1t in
my fathers private SAFE"
Blakeis eyes were dim He had
served her father many years.
"There need be no formalities," he
said. "You can give me receipt fol-
it which will relieve you of all re.
sponsibility. l have it here n your
fathers strong box. / am glad to
hand I over to YOU" He opened the
great safe door, took out the strong
box and fitted queer little key to its
lock. 1t turned readily, and ne re-
moved from it morocco case.
She snapped back the cover, With
low, heartrending cry she held !,
out. The case was empty!-Serial
Just begun in The Peoples Home
Journal for May.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

to the said +. II. Rollins e. Sons on
compliance of them with the terms
of their bid on file in the Office of the
city clerk.
Adopted and approved by the COM
mon council of the city of Bedding
this eighth day of May, A. ID. 1916,
f. L. Conant, City Clerk.
Moved by Aid. Barker, seconded by
Aid. McCue, that the foregoing reso-
luton be adopted as read. Motion pre-
vailed: yeas, Aid. Totten, Barker,
Brown, Sayles, Crawford, McCue-6;
nays, 0.
Moved by Aid. McCue, seconded by
Aid. Barker, that the comomn coun-
Gil of the city of Bedding do now ad-
journ. Motion prevailed: yeas, AID
Totten, Barker, Brown, Sayles, Craw-
ford, McCue-6; nays, 3.
Frank X. Conant,
City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
OLD TIME EGG HOAX.
A Joke That Did Not Result just ~
the Perpetrator Expected.

tuo ToFpotrator cxPoCx0o.
Away back Ia the days when Miller
Was preaching the near end OF the
world there were two men living In
Lawrenceville. neighbors. who may be
named Brown and Jones. who were
like unto Jonathan and David. Jones
was chicken fancier. Both. like
most people In that day. discussed
Millerism.
One Saturday nI.,ht Brown. who had
read somewhere that II pointed stick
were dipped In oil anything written
with II on an egg. and with the egg
held TO the fire. would remain indeli-
bic.
Brown wrote on an egg. THE world
will come to an end on Oct. 20. 1874"
the day Miller had stated. and placed
the egg In one OF Jones nests. expect
ing Jones would come to him as soon
as he found II and after a good laugh
he would tell how II was done.
But Jones, as soon as he could get
his clothes on. rushed to the home of
Rev. Richard Lea. The news spread
like wildfire. and persons coming to
town to church carried 1t. and all Sun
day there was throng calling on
Jones TO see the egg. Brown viewed
the crowd with much troubled mind,
and at last he went to Jones and told
the story. Never after that did Jones
speak to Brown.-Letter to Pittsburgh
Gazette Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

" 10 Quite Possible Under British
Parcel Post Rules.

The parcel post has made Its useful
ness felt In many ways. unexpected as
well as foreseen. But the English par
Gel post does one surprising thing that
has not yet been introduced into our
own system.
An Englishman wished 10 reach a
customer living In remote part OF
Balham one OF the suburbs Of London.
and II was very necessary that he find
him quickly. Knowing nothing Of the
district. he called at the general post
office at ST. Northumberland TO con-
suit a directory. On explaining his
case to clerk he was amazed 10 learn
that he could he sent to the address
by parcel post by paying a fee OF
threepence mile.
The gentleman had never heard OF
such thing. and II Is said that very
few persons In England know that 1t
can be done. He was placed In charge
of messenger who was familiar with
all parts Of the city and was soon on
his way. The boy carried a printed
slip on which was written a descrip-
ton of the parcel I'm charge under
the heading "Article Required to Be
Delivered" and before leaving the Gus
toners house both the customer and
the gentleman had to put their sigma
lures on the paper
The limit in weight for anything de-
livered by parcel post in England is
generally understood to. be eleven
pounds, but there is one clause that
reads, "a person may be conducted by
express messenger to any address on
payment of the mileage fee."-Youth's
Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
When ToIstoy fried to Ely.

From earliest childhood Tolstoy was
remarkably observant of the things
that were going on in the world around
him. Thus, while still i'm his teens, we
find him taking an interest in the art
OF flying that was too practical to suit
his devoted mother. With Characters
tic thoroughness he invented a design
Of his own and with equally character
istic courage proceeded to put it to an
immediate test from a second story
window. But the boy who was after
ward to find food for thought for the
whole civilized world was not destined
to make his mark as an infant aero
pianist. He fell instantly to the ground
and, though by great good fortune no
bones We're actually broken. the con-
cussion was so great that young Toll
stoy afterward slept for sixteen hours
on end.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
THE NORTHEAST PASSAGE.
Only Two Expeditions Succeeded In
Getting Through II.


Most attempts of European countries
to find comparatively short passage
from the Atlantic to oriental countries
were by way of the northwest passage,
north of America, because, having first
tried the northeast passage. north Of
Europe and Asia, and in every instance
having met with dire failure, they con-
centrated attention upon the northwest
passage as probably more feasible.
Practically all the arctic expeditions
from Sir John Ross TO Sir John Frank
lin were fitted out most of all to find
the northwest passage. The passage
was found during the search for the
lost party of Sir John Franklin, but
it was never traversed by a ship till
Amundsen took his little boat. the
Gjoa, through il in August, 1905.
The attempts to make the northeast
passage began with the hardy Dutch
sailor Barents in 1896, whose party
was the first to spend the dark winter
night In the arctic Sin most create
cold and extreme miserie." The only
achievement of the northeast passage
prior to Vilkitskis success i'm 191415
was by Baron A. Z. Nordensjold, who
sailed from Tromsoe with his Swedish
expedition I'm June. 1873. triumphed
over the great obstacle Of Cape Chel
yuskin and was within 100 miles OF
Boring strait when winter closed upon
him. He entered Boring strait in July.
1879, thirteen months from the time he
sailed.-Cyrus c. Adams in New York
Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
LEARN TO DECIDE QUICKLY
II May Often Prove to Be Great Help
In Business Matters.


In the American Magazine is the
story of successful business man
who attributes his success largely to
his faculty for making quick decisions.
"Once decided, you ought not to
waste time. If man decides rightly
then he has running start on rivals
who hesitate. If he decides wrongly
then he has discovered his blunder,
backed up and is ready TO start on
even terms with the hesitating rival,
for a man of decision can decide he Is
wrong as quickly as he can decide he
Is right. Also, in a great number of
cases, the man who decides quickly
may fail to decide the best way and
still carry II through TO success and
even convince others he was right all
the time This has happened to me
many times in cases where there were
a number of ways i'm which a thing
might be done.
"While we blunder inevitably / be-
lieve our batting average is higher
than that of timid ones, and the re-
wards much greater. | do not think
/ have erred in 10 per cent of my de-
cisions in business. and not in 8 per
cent seriously.
1.-THE great advantage of quick de-
cision lies in the larger rewards that
come to those who are bold, for 1t is
bold to decide vital matters quickly.
The timid and the hesitating get small
profits"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
CALENDAR OF THE TURKS.
Its Oriental Simplicity IL Fairly Mad.
dening to Strangers.


The Turks count their day from one
sunset to the next sunset, dividing the
twenty-four hours into twelves. as we
do This is plain sailing, but unfortu-
nately sunset does not fall at the same
hour day after day, and there ensue
horrible complications TO the innocent
European.
BY way presumably of jest the Turk
ish steamers follow Turkish and their
railways Frankish time. Probably
many good man has ended his life I'm
a lunatic asylum after frantic at
tempt to reconcile the two. The PAM
pered rich have watches specially con-
structed with two dials. one showing
each time.
Apparently some enterprising Os-
manli thought that the Turkish calen-
dar erred on the side OF simplicity and
kindly invented a new complication.
The Mohammedan year dates from the
fight of the prophet I'm the seventeenth
century. Each year the first month.
Mahairan, comes eleven days earlier,
so the months do not mark the season
like ours.
There is one more section for the
benefit of the Turkish peasant, who in
his rural retreats knows nothing Of
months. For him the year is com
posed of two seasons-hidralis. begin
ming on May G. and kassin. beginning
Nov. $50 to him April 20 is the one
hundred and sixty-fourth day of kas-
sin.-London Standard
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Council chambers, May eighth,
nineteen sixteen. :.
This special meeting of the council
called for the purpose Of passing the
following resolution. Council called
to order by Mayor Knapp. Roll call
present, Aid. Totten, Barker, Brown,
Sayles, Crawford, McCue-6; absent
%.
The resolution was read as follows
Resolution. Whereas, +. III. Rol-
Inns e. Sons of Chicago, Illinois, are
the best and highest bidders for the
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar $685.
OO0,0O) issue of City Paving bonds to
be issued by the City Of Belding,
Michigan, Dated--------
bearing interest at four and one-half
per cent az per cent?, payable semi
annually, to mature as specified in
their bid bearing date of May 5, A. ID.
1916.
Now therefore be it resolved, That
the said bonds be and are hereby
awarded to said +. III. Rollins Il Sons
and that the mayor and clerk of the
said city be are hereby authorized
and directed to execute said bonds,
and when so executed to deliver same
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10
Can't Talk


If Michigan horses could talk,
some might say to their owners what
Chauncey Bottoms (of Chittenango,
N. W horse would say, if it could
speak, namely, that simple liniment
removed some mighty bad gals"
And thousands of other grateful ami
mails all over the world could testify
that Hanford's Balsam Of Myrrh Of
ten cures when all other liniments
have failed. It's good for human
wounds, burns, ETC., too. Get a bot
tie for your home. Your local dealer
has it.--adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-10

Two bitter rivals were playing In the
final round of a golf tournament and
were even on the eighteenth hole. One
Of them. garulous old gentleman,
had talked necessarily during the
match, to the great annoyance of his
opponent.
Look here. Logan" burst out the
latter, IF you don't stop your internal
chatter I'll crack you over the head
with this brassie."
"All right, Jones; swing away" was
the calm response, 'but remember this
Its going to cost you stroke" la
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