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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

from one place to another they are apt
not to breed well, and, other conditions
being equal, they breed better the third
season they are in locality than the
second.
Breeding geese should have consider
able exercise and be kept moderately
thin in flesh through the winter by
light feeding and free range of facili-
ties for swimming. The Emden geese
lay few eggs but make mothers. Geese
are grazers and too much grain is not
good for them. To insure fertile eggs
they should have an abundance of
green food and have access to a pond
or other body of water. If this is not
possible tub Of water set level with
the surface of the ground may be sub
stituted.
Very early Matching is not desirable,
since the goslings do not thrive well
unless they have an abundance of
grass. For the first two or three days
they should be given nothing except
grass and water. Later a little feed
of scalded cracked corn should be Civ
en- in addition three times day. The
goslings are liable to be overcome by
the heat, and should always have some
place of retreat where they may es-
cape the suns rays. The eggs may be
Matched advantageously under hens,
but the goslings should be immedi-
ately taken away from them. They
may be brooded for a short time in
outdoor breeders and after that con-
fined in houses at night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
Greek Fire Gunpowder?

Mzenghelis told the Academic de:
Sciences in Paris recently that he had
been studying the "Greek fire" used in
war by the Byzantines. The descrip.
tons of this say that 1t was hurled
from a copper tube with a sound like
thunder and with a great cloud of
smoke. From this he concluded that
the Byzantine Greeks had real cannon
In which they used explosive mixtures
with inter as base. Therefore the
honor for the discovery of gunpowder
must be given to the Engineer Calm
ious of Hellopolis. who first used it,
destroying a Saracen feet with II In
$40 "A. D.-Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
The Stowe Library

library held a meeting at the library
Thursday evening and reorganized with
DR.. II. w. Barrows, chairman, and o. E.
Luce, secretary and treasurer. Miss Rose
D. Straw, who has been in charge of the
library since the illness and death of her
sister, Mrs. Mary A. Jenney, librarian for
46 Years, was engaged as librarian and
Mrs. Herbert E. Straw as assistant. 1t
was voted to send for mending kit on
trial. A list of new books will soon be
purchased. Those having names of books
to present may place them in the box on
the reading room table or hand them to
the librarian or trustees.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
ANIMAL FOOD FOR CHICKENS
During Winter Something Must Be
Provided to Take Place of Grass
hoppers and Other Bugs.

In the summer when the hens Law
well they have bugs, worms, grass
hoppers and other insects. In the win
ter they need something to take the
place of this kind of food. Cut fresh
bone is very good. Half an ounce daily
per hen supplies all she needs of this
food. High-grade beef scrap is good
and is in a very convenient form for
feeding. - North Dakota Experiment
Station.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
Early Mining Work Simple.

Old engravings Of mining work In
the early part Of the seventh century
show that the pickax, chisel and ham,
mer were the principal implements
employed, but with the arrival of the
railroad, however, tunneling became
one Of the prime necessities Of con-
struction, and progress was more
rapid.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
STOWE

|
Clifton Mccormack of Waterbury was
a visitor in Stowe last week.
Mrs. Jane Howe of Rutland arrived last
week to visit her sister, Mrs. Almira
Slayton.
Editor Lewis and his nephews, Carroll
G. and Proctor II. Page, were in town
last Friday.
Mrs. Lottie Smith of Philadelphia Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. e.
Burt last week.
Mrs. Loretta Parsons and daughter,
Evelyn, of Burlington have been visiting
friends in Stowe.
Miss Mildred Holden was given sur
prise party by her mother, Mrs. F. j.
Holden, on her 18th birthday.
Mark c. Demeritt of Roxbury, Mass.
has been visiting at the home of his
uncle, Warren L. Demerriet, the past
week.
Miss Katherine Reid, who has been a
guest at the Green Mountain Inn the
past three weeks, returned Thursday to
New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Smith, who Wis
tied Mrs. II. G. Mcmahon and other
friends in Stowe, returned to Fitchburg,
Mass, last week.
Mrs. o. J. Holden, who has been visit
ing her son, II. o. Holden, in Arlington,
goes this week to visit friends in Land
grove, her former home.
The continued unfavorable weather
has greatly retarded haying. Some
farmers who are usually through at this
time have only commenced.
Charles Grossarth of Burlington, rep
resentative of the Loose Wiles Biscuit
company made his first visit to Stowe
last Wednesday since his automobile ac-
cident of five weeks ago.
Mrs. w. It. Burt, who has been out of
health for some time and who recently
received surgical treatment at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, has been quite ill the
past week threatened with rheumatic
fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Burt and little
niece, Lillian Burt, were in Burlington
last Wednesday to visit Lillian's sister.
Dorothy, at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
where she is recovering from an opera
ton for mastoid abscess.
Some rare plants in the recent wild
flower exhibit in the public reading
room are the reen pleenwort, smooth
woodsia, butterwort, and draba incan-
avae, arazisans from Smugglers' Notch,
The walking fern, the one-flowered can
GER root, the round-leaved sunden and |
The matricary fern from Stowe, common |
'peedwell from Walden, calopogon,
oogoina, white fringed orchis. sheep |
aurel and habenaria orbiculata from
Berkshire.
Elmer L. Barrows is recovering from
INJURIES received in an automobile &C
ident and was able to use his hand
thursday. Mr., Barrows was riding with
is partner. o. @. Abbott. i'm the latter's
II near Montpelier when the car was
IN into by large car from Burlingto n
II. Abbott, Mr.. Barrows and another
ian, who was with them, were thrown
ut and Mr.. Barrows received severe
ruises on the right shoulder and hand.
he other men were uniniured
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

II German submarine should shell
a Canadian port, would il be a breach
of the Monroe doctrine?
In November, 1914, ex-President Taft
delivered an address on the Monroe
doctrine, In which he held that If Ger
many during the present war were to
send naval or military force to Can
ada and wage war upon the soil of the
Dominion this would not be violation
Of the Monroe doctrine, provided Ger
many stopped there, and that we
should have cause to protest only If
Germany endeavored to take over Ca
madam territory and establish her own
government there.
Please state the date of President
Hayes Inauguration.
He took the oath of Office on Sun
day, March 4, 1877, and was publicly
inaugurated on Monday, the 9TH.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
She Has Left Me!

Whereas, NY wife. Josie N. Sulham,
has left my bed and board without Just
cause or provocation, all persons are
hereby forbidden to harbor or trust her
on my account, as 1 shall pay no bills
contracted by her after this date.
FRANK W. SULTAN.
Eden Mills, VT, July "a, 1917.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
JOHNSON

SSAAlNoS4N
Mrs. Bert Mills has not been as well
the past week.
Alvin Demerritt has sold his farm to
Edward Derby.
II. G. Parker was in Morrsvlle Satur-
day and Monday.
Merle Davis returned to Fort Williams,
Me-, last Thursday.
Norman Scott was home from Cam
bridge over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lampher are
home from Massachusetts.
LLOYD Pearl was home from Fort Ethan
Allen Thursday and Friday.
Miss Elsie! Stearns was visitor in Eden
and Hyde Park last Sunday.
Miss Clara Stiles of Windsor, Conn, is
visiting her brother, 81. o. Stiles.
D. A. Barrows and family we're in Or
leans Sunday, returning Monday.
Mrs. Abbie Warren of Waterbury was
guest at III. W. Scott's Saturday.
their work in Worcester Wednesday.
Mrs. j. S. Bicknell and Mrs. Frank
Whiting were visitors in Wolcott last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Waterman of Bur-
lington visited at the Waterman home last
week.
Mrs. P. Alexander and Mrs. s. A.
Griswold were in Morrisville last We'd
nesday.
j. j. Hickey returned Thursday from
Burlington, where he spent week with
relatives.
Mrs. II. G. Fisk of Hyde Park srent
Monday last with her daughter, Mrs. A.
D. Simpson.
Mrs. Mae Wilson of North Troy is Wis
itipg her aunts, Miss Adeline Drown and
Mrs. j. L. Pierce.
Mrs. James Moore has moved to New
Haven, Conn.,, and will make her home
there with her son.
J. W. and Chauncey IMcCuin and
families autoed to Hardwick Friday and |
Sunday to Lake Eden.
Mrs. Carroll Drown and two children |
from Medfield, Mass, visited Mrs. j. L.
Pierce last Wednesday.
Lee Laraway of Morrisville and Thorn
as Laraway of Waterville visited John
Laraway and family Friday.
Grover Fletcher and Merle Atwell were
home over Sunday from the Fort. At
we'll is an Eden young man.
John Laraway was taken suddenly i'll
with neuralgia last Wednesday and has
been confined to the house since.
Frank Miller, who was so badly hurt at
the tale mill last fall, is improving slowly
and can use his limbs fairly well.
E. A. Curtis and son, Ernest Royce, of
Sheldon Springs and A. S. Gallup and
family of Burlington were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Royce.
Walbridge Fullington and Mark Patch
enlisted for the army and
passed the examination and are at Fort G
ethan Allen in train. Fullington was +
home over Sunday.
The teachers and students of the sum-
ner school to the number of about forty
'isited Mt. Mansfield Monday. The y
hummer school closes FRIDAY, after
cry successful session. 7
B. S. Fullington has sold his back lot
N French hill to Stafford & Sons of Nor |,
isville, who in tnrn have sold it to B. j. T
Iapan, reserving the pulp wood thereon. I
lanes Stewart has force of men cut T
ing it. r
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
A Nations Character.

A nations character is the SUI Of its
splendid deeds; they constitute one
common patrimony, the nations inner
itance. They awe foreign powers they
arouse and animate our own people,
Henry Clay.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

What date was Vera Cruz, Mexico,
occupied by United States soldiers, and
when were they withdrawn
American marines occupied the city
April 81, 1914, and a land force under
General Funston on April 80 They
were withdrawn Nov. %, 1914.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
How long was the news Of the battle
of Waterloo in reaching this country7

of Waterloo in reaching this country?
Nearly two months. The battle was
fought June 49, 1915. Aug. 5 the Boston
Gazette issued an extra with headlines:
Great news from France; the brig Abo-
limo, Captain Wyer, has arrived from
France and brings Paris papers to the
23d Of June They contain official ac-
counts Of the great overthrow of the
whole French army on the 18th of
June, with the loss of all its cannon,
baggage and stores; the rapid fight of
Bonaparte to Paris; of his abdication of
his throne and its acceptance by the
legislative body; the declaration of
Marshal Ney that the allies would be
in Paris in six or seven days and that
their safety required they should make
an immediate application to the allied
powers for peace" The extra contain
ed extracts from the Paris papers cor
roborating these headlines and giving
in detail the exciting scenes in the !
French chamber of deputies.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

most like that of the United States2
There are nearly thirty so called re-
publics in the world, including many
in Central and South America, some in
Europe, one in Asia (China) and one
in Africa (Liberia). OF these the two
that most resemble the United States
constitutionally, being declarations of
states, are Switzerland and Mexico
Switzerland is composed of twenty-five
cantons united under one constitution,
and Mexico Of twenty-seven states.
Their constitutions have some general
resemblance to that of the United
States, but there are many points of
difference.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
TURKEYS LACK IN VITALITY
White Holland Breed as Hardy as Any
Other-AII Fowls Easily Sus-
ceptible to Disease.

White Holland turkeys are, as
rule, as healthy and hardy as any other
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
As~~ A'.,d~~a/
Mite of a Coin.

The smallest coin ever issued is the
"mite." One thousand of these are not
worth as much as 25 cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

Harsh physics react, weaken the bow.
els, will lead to chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily. SOC a
box at all stores.-adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25
CENTRAL Vt. RAILWAY
Trains Leave the following sta.
tions daily except Sunday.

Trains Leave the following sta.
tions daily except Sunday.
In EFFECT JUNE "a, 1917.
No. "a No. IS No. 40
Cambridge Jet. $40 a. m. o:zola. m. 7:Iop. No
Jacksonville 5I5 o:zA 1I4
Cambridge S:7S ego 7:2o
Connections are to be made at
Essex Junction as follows: No ~
with the Mail Train for all New
England Points; No % with the
New England States Limited Elk.
press for New England Points and
with Local Passenger for st. Adams,
No. 40 with the night Express for
all New England Points.
lT-Sleeping Car Burlington to Boston
ready for occupancy 900 p. m. Passen-
gers holding tickets to or from points
north or east of Essex Junction to or from
New England points beyond Bellows Falls
or Concord, via White River Jet. will be
given on application to the conductor,
free side trip ticket from Essex Jet. to
and return.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

How many pensioners are there now
on the pension list, and representing
what wars2
July l, 1915, there were 74S,147
names on the pension roll, and June
80, 1916 there We're 7O9,572. The num-
Der of civil war soldiers on the roll
June 80 1915, was 396,37O, and on June
80, 1916, 362,2T7, showing a decrease
during the year of 34,093. There is no
surviving pensioner of the Revolution
airy war. The oldest war now repre-
scented on the pension roll is that OF
1912. No soldiers Of that war survive,
but there were on the roll at the close
of the fiscal year 1916 115 widows. OF
the war with Mexico there were 513
survivors and 1856 widows. Of the
war with Spain the total number of
claims allowed by the pension bureau
from the beginning was 39,091, of
which number 1,5OS were granted by
special acts. The number of Spanish
war soldiers on the roll at the end of
1916 was 2S,101, and of these LIZA
pensions had been granted by special
acts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

How many Germans served in the
United States army during the civil
war?
German born about 165 200.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-07-25

Did the American colonies, which
fought the Revolutionary war, ever
have to petition for admission to the
Union7
No; they made the Union. The
Declaration Of Independence declares
'that these united colonies are, and of
right ought to be, free and independent
states" By the adoption of that Dec
laration on July 4, 1776, the thirteen
colonies became states, and one of their
early acts, even before the adoption of
a constitution, was the passage of a
resolution providing that western ter
ritory thereafter to be coded to the
United States shall be settled and
formed into distinct republican states,
which shall become members of the
federal union" Having declared them
selves independent the thirteen orig
inal states gave a standing invitation
to other states to join the Union.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths were reported to the
hours:
William Il. Dipple. As years. Tuberculosis
David Rittenhouse, 80 years. 1907 csth street
northwest.
Dorothy Tavenner years, George Washing
ton University Hospital.
Martha X. Tibbitts. IS years. 3641 Warder
street northwest.
Commodore P, Melton, 81 years, s24 Shepherd
street northwest.
Margaret Wagner. IS years, 1911 B street
southeast.
Daniel j. Quill. 80 years, Emergency Hospital.
Anna Becker, u years, 2415 Ii street north
west.
William Y. Carter. % years, 311 Mclean ave-
southwest
Rosanna =. williams, &c years. the Cecil,
Daniel VI. Clute, so years. Sibley Hospital.
James Spigone. . days. 800 Sd street north
east.
James H. Hayes, So years, 1907 T street
Andrew Parker, rs years, st. Elizabeth Hos
Wythe Turner. 30 years. Treedmens Hos
George H. Jones. 80 years, SO Defrees court
sarah Douglas. IS years. 9os Sd street south
Annie Gofner. II years. Freedmer's Hospital.
Martin Spencer, "a years, St Elizabeth Hos
Mary Tyler. 81 years. ST. Elizabeth Hospital.
Maggie RelI u; years. st. Elizabeth Hospital.
Raiie Lewis 80 years. Washington Asylum
CHARLES Butler. months, II Q street north
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.STATUESOF NOTED MEN
R|D|CULED IN SENATE
Debate of Proposition Regarding
Admiral Dupont Memorial-House
- Favors New One.

Statues of famous men located in
Washington parks came in for criticism
in the Senate today when Senator Will
liams of Mississippi endeavored to get
unanimous consent to have passed a
joint resolution authorizing the removal
Of the statue of Admiral Dupont in Du-
pont Circle and the erection of a me
mortal to Admiral Dupont in its place
in the same circle.
Senator Williams explained that the
statue of Admiral Dupont now standing
in Dupont Circle is Just ugly" and
that members of the dead admirafs
family desired to replace it with a
moro suitable and artistic memorial,
after the substitute has been approved
by the commission Of fine arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31

were many such statues in Washing
ton, especially of the rearing horse"
variety. He said. however. that he did
not agree with Senator Norris, and
pointed out that the proposed change
would not result in any expenditure of
money by the government
Senator Norris objected to considera-
ton of the resolution, however, al
though he admitted that he might
withdrawn this objection after he had
looked further into the matter.
A favorable report on the bill to place
a new statue in Dupont Circle was made
today from the House committee on
library.
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STRICT PROVISION
APPLIED TO ALIENS
Mexican Constitution Requires
Remuneration of Home Coun-
try Before Acquiring Land.
DOCUMENT is COMPLETED


oCERETARO. Mexico. January 81
The delegates to the constitutional as
sembly concluded their labors last night.
They assembled at IL o'clock this morn
ing and signed the constitution. on
which they had been working for two
months. The ceremony was attended
by great enthusiasm. All the mem
beers of the cabinet were present ex-
Ccpt Luis Cabrera, minister of finance.
and YGnacio Bonillas, minister of TO-
nento and communications.
The new constitution contains some
eIVanced legislation. Among the pro-
visions are: Abolition of the Office of
vice president: prohibition of the re-
election of a president; stringent ana
radical labor law, which. provides for
an eight day, seven hours OF night
work and six working days q Week;
compulsory arbitration proft-snaring.
free employment bureaus; antitrust
laws; national department Of health.
with pienary powers, and compulsory
military instruction. Many of the ar
ticles are based on the theory of keep
ing Mexico for MeXicans.
The provisions regarding separation OF
the church and state virtually mean the
taking over by the government OF the
entire property in Mexico OF the Roman
Catholic Church.
Criminal procedure is reformed in such
q way that court costs are abolished.
The succession of the presidency
through absence or death is stringently
regulated. and placed in the hands OF
congress.
All natural resources in Mexico are
declared to be the property Of the gov
ernment.
At O'Clock this afternoon there will
be brief ceremony when First Chief
Carranza will sign the constitution.
Before the congress was adjourned 1t
u sl...N hat he. CT n -
organization OF the army should be dealt
with by the next congress.
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William C. Watts Asks Divorce.

Absolute divorce is asked in petit
ton fled today in the District Supreme
Court by William c. Watts against
Irene r. watts. They were married at
Alexandria, Va. January %. 1916. At
torneys A. /. Newmyer and Bertrand
Emerson, jr., appear for the husband.
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Not the Only "Bad" Statue.

Senator Norris of Nebraska suggested
that this was not the only bad statue,
from an artistic point Of view, in Wash
ington. and that perhaps it would be a
mistake for Congress to start upon
course which would lead to a constant
change in style of statues.
Senator Williams admitted that there
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Your Child

Sometimes a naturally bright child
disappoints his parents by not max
ing good progress in school. In many
cases careful examination will show
that he is sutfereing from eye strain.
Are your child's eyes in proper
condition? If you have the slightest
suspicion that they are not, consult
an oculist at once.
Should the oculist find that glasses
are needed, bring his prescription to
us, and we will fit your child with
pair that will be correct. comfortable,
and secure.
G.L.fiuske Optical Company
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
John II. Dogans and Mamie Williams.
Raymond J. Smith and Alice NJ. Mulhall.
J. Francis Lidwig and Mary P. Carter
Sidner G. Curl and Nellie G. Simpson, both
OF Winchester, Va.
l.. Carleton Dawson and Eveleen K. Wildbore,
both of Alton, Va.
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Younger's Information is being gathered
first hand. Mrs. w. Thompson Burch,
district chairman, will preside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Bernstein Of 215 P
street northwest are entertaining Mrs.
Aaron Schick and son of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Aaron Schick. who Is detained on a
business trip in Pennsylvania, is to join
them the latter part Of the week.
Mrs. Ollie James win be at home to-
morrow from to 6 Pm, the last time
this season.
Mrs. F. B. Moran, 2315 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest, will entertain Mary
land Chapter. Scions of Colonial Cava-
Tiers, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
February J. Mr.. c. W. de Lyon Nichols
of New York, palatine general of the
society, will be present. Mr.. Daniel
Smith Gordon, palatine of Maryland, is
head of this chapter. Mr.. Thomas c.
Hampton and Mr.. John Wentworth CAL
vert are deputy palatines. This recep-
ton was to have been February 4, but
an unavoidable conflict of engagements
changed the date to same hour Febru-
airy 5.
Miss Marguerite Knapp Poynton left
this afternoon for Philadelphia, to be
the guest of Mrs. Robert Boyd for the
month of February.
The Dixie Chapter. No. 1241, of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
will give card party at the Raleigh
Hotel the afternoon Of February T. Mrs.
Paul L. Joachim is in charge and will
be assisted by Mrs. A. H. Mitchell, Mrs.
Henry knoch and Miss Madelaine CAL
layhan.
The captain of Molly Pitcher Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, has issued Invitations for a re-
ception in honor Of Mrs G. Wallace W.
Hanger. Tuesday afternoon, February
-. from until o'clock, at the Ro-
chambeau.