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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
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Scrap Book
A Riley Retort.

James Whitcomb Riley on one occa-
sion was an unwilling witness in a
civil suit in which one witness was
plaintiff and the other defendant. He
didn't want to testify because both
men were his friends, and besides he
had an avAsion to courts and trials
and all that goes with them, formed
when he gave up the study of Black
stone in his early manhood.
One of the lawyers in the case, a
pompous fellow with just-watch-me-
settle-t his-fellow's -hash bearing, be-
came angered when Riley apparently
evaded answering his questions direct
ly. He spoke to Riley sharply:
"Now, look here, Mr.. Riley, this won't
do. You're not answering my ques-
tons. Let's get down to facts now.
You know we're entitled to know what
you know about this case. You studied
for the bar once, and you know law.
Isn't that true?"
NO" Riley drawled in reply. 81
don't know any more law than you do"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
WHAT THE DOCTOR KNOWS
Kidneys Must Be Right TO Insure Health


Few people realize TO what extent their
health depends upon the condition of the
kidneys.
The physicians in nearly all cases of
of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Brights Disease, which is really
an advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one
year, in the State of New York alone.
Therefore, it is particularly necessary
to pay more attention to the health of
these important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
remarkable success as kidney remedy
is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild and healing influence of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon real
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have
used the remedy.
When your Kidneys require attention,
get Swamp-Root at once from any phar-
macy. 1t is sold by every druggist in
bottles of two sizes-50c. and $l.00,
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure
and mention the Morrisville "Weekly
News and Citizen" adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Never Again.

Not long ago congressman sent to a
constituent some horticultural seeds
ranging in variety from flowers to veg
etables. At their first subsequent meet
ing the recipient remarked: II had a
narrow escape with those pesky seeds.
1t was my fault, but 1 could not resist
a chance to play practical joke on a
friend, a very attractive widow. l
changed the envelopes containing the
flower seeds and put in the flower en-
velopes lettuce, radishes and onion
seeds, telling her that they were fur
nished by the agricultural department
and were strictly Al. l impressed her
with the efforts Of the government to
supply the best and Of the vast sums
expended for that purpose until she
was persuaded to give them special at
tention. / was then called away from
town and did not see her for six weeks.
Returning, 1 called on the lady and
casually inquired about the seeds.
"She answered, TO tell you the truth,
haven't been out to the cemetery
since they were planted. You said
they were so fine that 1 concluded to
plant them on my husbands grave
81 made quick getaway and mean
dered to the cemetery, where found a
fresh crop of onions, lettuce and rad
ishes growing upon the grave. pulled
them up. and you bet I've sworn off
joking widows with substitute flower
seeds. "-Boston Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
MOST SHOPLIFTERS ARE MEN
Suits of Clothes and Even Rugs Often
Stolen, According to Private
Police Officer.

there's one theory I went to ex-
plode," said the chief Of a department
store force in New York, land that
regards the idea popularity accepted
that the modern shoplifter is wom-
an. DO you know that there are five
men shoplifters and sneak thieves to
every woman shoplifter? In the un-
derworld these men are known as
mol buzzers,' because they buzz
around the 'mollies,' or store girls.
"The woman shoplifter isn't taking
the chances she did formerly. Her
method of stealing is pretty well
known by this time You see, it's i'm
possible to watch every counter in
the store. My method is to specialize
on the counters which hold jewelry,
leather goods, stockings, silks, gloves
and even rugs. Can you imagine some
one stealing big rug? Well, lots are
stolen.
81 have found ont that most shop
filters coming under my thumb were
victims of drugs. This is particularly
true of the men. Exalted by the in
fluence of the drug, they come in here
and actually pick up things in full
view of the salesgirl and walks off
with them. Why, the other day man
tried to get away with a suit OF
clothes. Yes, sir, walked up to the
suit counter, selected what he liked,
picked it up and away he went. You
should hear the wonderful and illum-
mating excuses once the thief is
caught Sometimes we laugh for hours
to hear the manufactured tales. =
Brooklyn Eagle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
The New Bank

Last Thursday morning the Sterling
Trust Co. began business in their hand
sore newly finished banking rooms in
the east end of the Parker Block at the
corner of Main and Pearl streets, having
done business temporarily in one room in
the west end of the block since Jan. 5.
Beside the main banking room there is
the treasurer's private Office for personal
consultation and directors room. The
entire suite is beautifully finished in red
oak with furniture to match. 1t would
be difficult to find, even in much larger
town, bank with better or more modern
equipment and every needed convenience.
The vault is built of REINFORCED concrete
with door and castings which weigh
$500 pounds. Within the vault is a
screw door safety chest of the strongest
kind and which commands the lowest
rate of burglar insurance. The rooms
are lighted by the semi-indirect incandes-
cent method.
Since the bank opened for business
nearly four months ago 176 savings ac-
counts have been entered, representing
over 1923, 900, and Christmas Club of SO
accounts started. All deposits, savings
and commercial, total over 100000.
The directors feel that the institution
has received strong, loyal support from
the town, but every person whose inter-
ests are here and whose business is done
here will learn more and more that it is
for his own accommodation and interest,
as we'll as for the good of the community.
that he personally support it in every
way possible.
Treasurer Corley will esteem it favor
to conduct people who are interested
through the rooms that they may see for
themselves that johnson has bank of
which any town might well be proud.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
GREEK WOMEN STILL DRUDGE
Modern Emancipation of the Sex Has
Not Yet Arrived In That
Country.

The position of women in modern
Greek life is semioriental, to say the
least. While the great ladies Of Ath.
ems have an active social career,
Greek women, generally speaking, have
no individuality.
At parties the women generally sit
apart, while in the country they are
almost never to be found at table If
guests are present, and upon them
falls the greater portion of the labor of
the household.
Following the pillow, harvesting and
work upon the roads are common en-
pigments for the Greek peasant
woman. Unmarried, her parents and
her brothers control her conduct, and
husband means merely change of
masters for whom she tolls while he
sits at ease.
An Improvement, however, is gradu-
ally developing. The Greek, much
more than some of his Balkan neigh
bors, has outgrown the notion that
the sole occupation fit for a man is
warfare. Through schools, endowed
and under royal patronage; through
other enterprises, and especially
through the demands of modern bust
ness life, new avenues for employ
ment and advancement are opening
for women, and in another generation
it is altogether likely that the wom-
en- of Greece will be found with their
sisters Of the West, demanding as
rights what they now regard as great
privileges.-G. H. Moses in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03

Child Should Know, Mabie; Bobbsey
Twins at the Seashore, Bobbsey Twins,
Bobbsey Twins in the Country, Bobbsey
Twins at School, Bobbsey Twins at Snow
Lodge, Bobbsey Twins on House Boat,
Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook, Hope !;
Handicraft for Boys, Beard; BARLEY,
Freshman Pitcher, "a eyliger; Be Prepared,
Dunock; Boy Scouts of Bob's Hill, Bur
ton; Ksop's Fables, LaFontaine; A Far
Country, Churchill; K, Rinehart; The
Landloper, Day; Beltane. the Smith. Far
mol; Felix O'Day, Smith; For Love of
Country, Brady; Prue and l, Curtis;
Book of Fables, Scudder; House on Hen
~ Street, Valid; Major Gen. William
Wells, Horace Ward Bailey, Memorial;
Death OF Oewone, Tennyson; Poems by
TeDnyson, Sake, Lowell, Holmes and
Longfellow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL
By ERNEST o. SELLERS
Director of Sunday School Course
Moody Bible Institute
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL AND
MODERN PROBLEMS.

THE life we are able to live, of
L peace, security and decency,
wherein property is respected, vir-
tue exalted and human life is safe,
we owe to Jesus Christ. All that is
fair and ennohGng in our modern
civilization we must trace, soon or
late, to the manger of Bethlehem.
The Sunday school recognizes it's
obligation as well as it's privilege
to give to the state as we'll as the
individual, the messages that en-
able both to enjoy the privileges
above suggested.
The Sunday school is largely aid
ing In the process Of Christianiz-
ing the national conscience, the
substituting of the social interest
for the individual. Graft and cor
ruption in public life or in vast
corporations begin in the tendency
to subordinate public service to
personal aggrandizement. Against
this there is a growing revolt. Gov
eminent and position are not for a
favored few and the Sunday school
is teaching that Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as myself" The
sovereignty of Jesus will transform
any country. Again the Sunday
school is one Of the great means
of humanizing our social organiza-
ton. The disregard for life and
property in our modern society is
appalling. Carelessness, greed and
exploitation are reaping harvest
of human life. squalor, disease and
penury that ought to touch and
arouse every heart. The reign of
Jesus 'confers a new value upon
life. In His Kingdom the brutality
of the social organism will disap-
pear if he is obeyed. Selfishness
and competition which is the root
of most of the strife will give way
to cooperation and brotherhood.
Already we are learning that the
interest of one affects the mass and
it is the Sunday school that is
teaching the principles Of that time
and day when the lion will lie
down with the lamb" 1t is not
might, the preparedness of navies
and armies, that makes nation
great, but right exalteth any peo-
pie. Long after militarism and lust
for trade and land have faded, the
Babe of Bethlehem will reign and
rule.
Finally the Sunday school is ex-
alting our estimate of the value
and significance of childhood. So
cially we often despair of doing
real things with adults and turn to
the beginnings of life. The Sunday
school has a unique and distinc-
tive share in the work of capturing
the next generation and through it
of establishing a new common
wealth. It's work has to do with
the destinies of the nations of time
as well as of eternity.
(Copyright.)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Where the Plan Failed.

A white man walking along a road
where an old colored man was white
washing a fence noticed that the brush
he was using contained very few bris-
ties.
Look here, Rastus," exclaimed the
man, pausing and looking at the opera
ton, why don't you get brush with
more briStles in it?"
what TO-, Mistah Smith, what fo'?'
returned Rastus, glancing from the
fence to his questioner.
what for|' expressively replied Mr..
Smith. "Why if you had brush with
more bristles in it you could do twice
as much work"
Oats all right, Mistah Smith," said
Rastus. negatively shaking his head,
"but l hain't got twice as much work
to do. "-Philadelphia Telegraph.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Manicure Nails by Machine Now.

Milady may now manicure her nails
in less time than it takes to comb her
hair. A Los Angeles woman has de-
signed an electric manicuring machine
which operator in much the same
manner as a dentists drill-but, she
promises, it can be used with much
less discomfort to the patient. The
machine is comprised of small mo-
tor to which is attached a flexible
shafting, by which the various instru-
mems are made to do their work. No
trimming, cleaning or polishing is
done with knives or scissors, as all
the tools are made In dish form.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03

118 and would get so weak at times that
] fell over. / began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. I have taken the
medicine ever since and I feel like a
new woman. now weigh 1877 pounds
SO you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. p
Mrs. J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, q
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
1t pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Fish Sleeps In Dry Seasons.

A remarkable fish known as protop-
terus annectens is found throughout
the whole of tropical Africa, but is
most common near the west coast,
where it sometimes attains length
of six feet. During the dry season,
when many of the ponds dry up, the
fish descends some distance into the
mud and forms a rounded hollow for
a nest, which is lined by capsule of
hardened mucus secreted by the
glands Of the skin. It hibernates thus
for nearly six months, drawing its
sustenance from the fat secreted when
Il is active.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Estate of Susan A. Black
' TATE OF VERMONT

-
~ District of L amoille, s
The Honorable Court for the District aforesaid
To the heirs and persons interested in the estate
of Susan A. Black late of Stowe, in said Dis
trct, deceased, CREEPING:
WHEREAS Application has been made to this
Court in writing by the Administrator praying for
il ense and authority to sell all OF the real estate
OF said deceased, to wit: One half interest in
dwelllng-house and barn and one-half acre of land,
more or less, in the village OF Stowe, known as
the Susan Black place, representing to said Court
that it would be beneficial the heirs and all per-
sons interested in the tate of said deceased to
sell said real estate and convert the same into
money.
And bringing INFO 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
Whereupon, the SAID Court appointed and as
signed the Sth day of May, 1916, at the Probate
Office in Hyde Park, in said district to hear and
decide upon said application and petition, and or.
dered public notice thereof to be given to all per-
son: interested therein by publishing said order,
together with the time and place of hearing, three
weeks successfully in the News and Citizen,
a newspaper which circuates in the neighborhood
of those persons interest in said estate, all which
publications shall be previous to the day assigned
for hearing.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court. at the time and place assigned then
and there in sail Court to make your objections to
the granting of such license, if you see cause.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park, in said
district, this 18th day of April, 1916
90 MOVES G. WOOD, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Textile TESTING.

A machine for testing the wear of
textiles has been brought, to notice.
The cloth is clamped in a rigid jaw,
and passes over a rubber surface
formed by dull blades set in a cylin.
der, the other end of the fabric being
clamped to a roller arranged to give
any desired tension by means of sus.
pended weights. The cylinder-by
electric motor If desired-is given one
revolution forward and one backward
alternately, counter recording the
two movements as one rub. The rel
ative quality of different samples of
cloth will be shown by giving each a
certain number of rubs, perhaps two
hundred, or comparison can be made
with standard sample that has had
the required wear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
An Easier Job,

Harry Dickson tells of an old negro
nanny who was kept from starva-
ton by the white women who gave
her occasional odd jobs to do. Mrs.
Dickson, the writer's mother, had
found some housework for the old
negress, but after working a day or
two Mandy said she must quit.
Il done have to go out collectin' for
de missionary society,"" she explained.
But l have work for you to do"
said Mrs. Dickson, "and you need all
the money you can get"
Il know" said the old nanny, "but
l done hat to collect fob de missionary
society,""
What do you get paid for collect
ing? asked Mrs. Dickson.
Il don't get paid" said Mandy. 81
only gets what l collects. Green
Book Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
New Books at Library

Foil owing is a list of books recently
added to the public library
Riders of the Purple Sage. Grey; Mi
chael O'Halloran, Porter; Heart of the
Sunset, Beach; Pollyanna Grows Up,
Porter; The Valley of Fear, Doyl; Rain
bow Trail, Gray; The Money Master,
Gilbert; The Lost Prince, Burnett; Little
Miss Crouch, Adams; When My Ship
Comes In, Norris; Still Jim. Willsie;
The Story of Julia Page, Norris; Little
Sir Galahad, Gray; Gray Dawn, White;
Myths Every Child Should Know; Leg
ends Every Child Should Know, Heroines
Every Child Should Know, Heroes Every
Child Should Know. Fairy Tales Every
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
English Literary Superiority.

The superiority of the English nov.
elist is herewith cheerfully conceded;
though indeed one might wish it were
not considered essential for us to ad.
init it every morning on our knees.
1t must be noted that the reported
prevalence of genius in Britain has
latterly been so great as to startle one
at times; even causing irreverent per
sons to wonder il the methods of di
agnosis might conceivably be at fault
Britishers dedicated to posterity, usu
ally very young Britishers, have bios.
somed in every publishers list.-Hen.
~ Sydnor Harrison in the Atlantic
Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Do You Fear the Wind?

Do you fear the force of the wind,
The slash of the rain?
Go face them and fight them,
Be savage again.
Go hungry and cold like the wolf,
Go wade like the crane;
The palms of your hands will thicken,
The skin of your cheek will tan,
You'll grow ragged and weary and swar.
thy,
But you'll walk like a man!
-Hamlin Garland
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Thrice .Week Edition
OF THE
New YORK World
Practically Daily at the Price OF a
Weekly, No other Newspaper in the
world gives so mach at so low a price.

The year 1914 has been the most ex.
traordinary in the history of modern
times. 1t has witnessed the outbreak
of the great European war, struggle
so titanic that it makes all others look
small.
You live in monentous times and you
should not miss any of the tremendous
events that are occurring. No other
newspaper will inform you with the
prompIness and CHI eapness of the Thrice
a-week edition of. the New York World.
Moreover, years subscription to it will
take you far into our next Presidential
campaign.
THE THRI CE-A-W WORLDS
regular subscription price is only 81 90
per year, and this pays for 156 papers.
We offer this unequalled newspaper and
NEWS AMI CITIZEN together for one
year for S20O.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is 50. 25
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
Gle From X. C..

Them F,y See drurlmers are q
keen lott" chuck cd the landlord Of
the Petunia tavern Il told one of 'em
the other day about an old feher out
on the creek that keeps forty cats.
And-haw! haw!-he spoke right up
as quick as a flash and said, Solomon
had a whole lot more than that!'
That's about as good a one as l ever
heard kansas CITY Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03

female troubles and
nervousness. / had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out h ur tin G m Y
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 178
pounds I went to
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING.
Woman Made Well by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio. -"T had almost given
up. l had been sick for six years with
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-05-03
CENTRAL VT. RAILWAY

Trains Leave tie following sta
tons daily except Sunday.
In EFFECT SEPTEMBER -, 1915
No. ~ No. 26 No. &c
Cambridge Jet. $40 a. m. 9:2o a. 7Iop. m.
Jacksonville 5I5 9:2A ia
Cambridge S2S 93o 7:2o
Connections are to be made at
Essex Junction as follows: No ~
with the Mail Train for all New
England Points; No &c with the
New England States Limited Ex.
press for New England Points and
with Local Passenger for Montreal
No SO with the night Express for
all New England Points
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-11-01
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Miss Alma Johnson is now enjoy
ing vacation at her parental home
at S. E. Johnson's since her return
from Stephen. Miss Anna Thor
bjornson is her guest.
+ Miss Jacobine Grimstad visited
home folks at Newfolden on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lassard, manager of
the big reduction sale at the Mercan-
tile Store and his wife, left for
Minneapolis Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Hagstrom and
Mrs. Otto Amundson visited relatives
near Thief River Falls over Sunday.
Mrs. J. Sather from Thief River
Falls assisted her husband, who is
travelling salesman for the Gowan-
LINING Brown Co., of Duluth, to
serve coffee at the Mercantile Store
on Friday and Saturday This is
Mrs. Sather's first trip to our town,
but we all know that she is able to
serve good coffee and hope sometime
in the future to have her call again.
Hans Lundstrom left for Pencer,
Mimi, on Mondav evening, where he
will work on a dredge this fall.
Miss Ella Nilsson is visiting with
friends at Newfolden.
R. Vik is enjoying a vacation from
his travelling position and is trying
his skill as a farmer. 49,.
A. w. Anderson and family depart
ed for their new home in Washing
ton on Tuesday morning. We wish
them success in their new home.
Olaf Carlson left for the timber
country on Tuesday evening to try
the life of a lumber jack for the
first time and to reap the hardships
and money offered in the lumber
camps. ...
Ted Underdahl made an auto trip
to Northcote the other day. -..G.0
A. E. Holmoren is visiting friends
near Roseau this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kranse arrived
her this morning from Hastings, for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. =. E.
Husting and to locate a fine piece of
land. Thew have recently Travelled
through Montana and have nothing
to say for the good Of that country
We hope they will decide to make
their future home here.
| P. B. Malberg. candidate for Re-
preventative, called on friends here
Saturday.