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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
DYING FOR ONES COUNTRY
death Never Comes Too Soon, II
Necessary in Defense of Our
Country."-Story.

It was Nathan Hale who said, 81
regret that 1 have but enc life to lose
for my country" And it is Horace
that makes one Of his heroes say: 1T
is sweet and glorious to die for ones
country" There have been many and
striking illustrations of this in our
cOuntry's history. 1t is said that the
untimely fate of Col. Owen Roberts,
who fell at Stone, was cause Of uni
versal regret. He was an infexible
patriot, an excellent disciplinarian,
and enthusiast in pursuit of military
fame. His son, who was in the ac-
ton, hearing of his misfortune,
FASTENED to him. The expiring vet
eran perceiving in his countenance the
liveliest sorrow, addressed him with
great cOmposure: Il rejoice my boy,
once again to see and to embrace you.
Receive this sword, which has never
been furnished by dishonor, and let it
not be inactive while the liberty of
our country is endangered. Take my
last adieu, accept my blessings, and re-
turn to your duty"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
BACK TO ORIGIN OF SLANG
Words That Are Considered Staid and
Dignified Have a Meaning Known
Only to a Few Users.

Original slang is often poetic. Per-
haps the best way to prove this to the
professors will be to remind them that
some of their own worthiest and most
classic and respectable words are
themselves, if we go back to their
origin, just the same slangy vagabonds
as these. Examine, for instance, the
word inveigh, Max Eastman writes in
the New Republic. There is a staid
and dignifed term, fit to be Incorporate
ed in a presidents inaugural: II will
not at this time inveigh against the
custom prevalent among my contem-
poraries." You can imagine how it
would sound. And yet, POLITICALLY, what
does that word mean? I'm means into"
Vehi means to sail. 81 Will not at this
time sail into my contemporaries ~.
Here is another Latin wOrd-insult.
In its origin it means to jump on-ex-
actly what is said everywhere by the
schoolchildren of America when the
appropriate situation arises.
Diatribe is a pretentious term. It
implies something more thorough than
an insult, a more lasting denunciation.
You not only Jump on" somebody, but
you rub it in We used to say of a
crazy person that he was "off his troll
ley" And the word delirious meant
substantially the same thing in an
earlier stage Of civilization. It came
from the Latin words de and Ira,
which mear OF or out of your fur
row. Tho word precociOus means pre-
cooked, OK, as we say, half baked.
Capricious means like a goat, and the
slang correlatiyes here are innumer-
able.
Imagine some worthy, refined and
graduated soul being offended by a
young upstart and responding some
what as follows: ct seems to me you
are a trifie capriciOus. / would hard |
ly expect any one to inveigh against |
me i'm this delirious manner, deliver |
ing such a diatribe. Is if essential to |
your precocity to insult your eldersT' |
And then suppose we translated this |
according to the etymologic-
Al dictionary: you goati You must
be of your trolley to sail into me like
hat and then rub it I'M Just because
you're half-baked you needn't think
7ou can jump on your eldersr
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
RAT MANKIND'S GREAT ENEMY
lnestimable Benefit to the Whole
Human Race.

The bubonic plague of today is iden-
teal with the black death of the mid
| die ages. Primarily a disease of rO-
| dents, caused by a short dumb-bell
shaped microscopic vegetable, the pest
bacillus, it occurs in man in three
forms, the pneumo8ic which has a
death rate of almost 100 per cent the
septicaemic, which is nearly as fatal,
and the bUbOnic, in which even with
the most modern methods of treatment
the mortality is about 80 per cent. 1t
is n disease IF commerce, spreading
around the globe in the body of the
ship-bOrne rat. 1t is estimated that
every case of human plague costs the
municipality in which it occurs at
least $500. This does not take into
account the enormous loss due to dis
astr0us guarantees and the CONNER
cial paralysis which the fear Of the
disease so frequently produces.
The disease is now treated with a
serum discovered through the genius
Of Yersin. This is used in much the
same way as is dlphtheria antl-toxin.
Plague is transferred from the sick
rodent to the well man by feas. The
sick rat has enormous numbers of
plague bacilli in its blood. The blood
is taken by the flea, which, leaving the
sick rat, seeks refuge and sustenance
on the body Of a human being, to
whom it transfers the infection.
Since plague is a disease Of rodents
and since it is carried from sick ro-
dents to well men by rodent fleas, safe
ty from the disease lies in the exclu-
sion of rodents, not only exclusion
from the habitaticn of man hut also
from the ports and cities of the world.
Those who dwell in rat-proof surround.
ings take no plague. Not only should
man dwell in rat-proOf surroundings,
but he should also live in rat-free sur.
rOundings. The day is past when the
rodent served a useful purpose as the
unpaid city scavenger. Rats will not
come where there is no food for them.
Municipal cleanliness may be regard
ed as a partial insurance against
plague. The prayer that no plague
come nigh our dwelling is best an
swered, however, by rat-prOofing the
of man. Modern sanitary
science has evolved a simple and eff |
Gent weapon against the pestilenee |
which walketh in darkness and strik- |
eth at MONDAY, and the United States |
public health service has put this /
into practical operation and /
thus speedily eradicated plague,
wherever it has appeared in the Unit 1
ed States.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09

exploit he rallied 23O of the valiant
mountain boys and on the ninth day of
| May, 1875, succeeded in getting a few
| boats and transported SO men across
| the lake. and sent the boats back for
the rest of the men. But day now be-
gan to dawn and Colonel Allen real
| lied that if the attempt against the
fort were to succeed he and his daring
expedition must act at once.
Nothing daunted by the fact that
their force was so few, and making up
in patriotic devotion what they lacked
in numbers Colonel Allen called for
volunteers for the perilous venture.
81 do not urge any to enter on this
enterprise contrary to his will, mas
much as it is a desperate attempt,
which none but the bravest of men
dare undertake." cried Colonel AL
len. "You that will undertake volun-
tarily poise your firelock." Every
man poised his firelock.
He Immediately formed them into
line and at their head advanced on
the gate Of the fortress. The sentry
snapped his fuse at the colonel and
then retreated to the parade within
the garrison. Allen and his men
quickly followed and formed in the
parade. The garrison was asleep-all
but the sentries who did not fully
sense what was transpirng. Allen
and his men gave three huzzas, and
one of the sentries made a pass at one
of the men with a charged bayOnet
and slightly wounded him.
Allen was about to run him through
with his sword but thought better of
it and only slightly wounded him on
the head whereon he dropped his gun
and begged for quarter. This grant
ed he showed Colonel Allen the Off
GERS quarters whittier the intrepid
commander rushed and compelled the
commander, Captain Delaplace, to
come forth and deliver over the en-
tire garrison on threat of putting the
entire force to the sword.
"By what authority?" demanded
Captain Delaplace.
'In the name of the Great Jehovah
and the Continental Congress" thun
dered Allen, as he raised his sword
over Delaplace's head. In the mean
time the Green Mountain boys had not
been idle but had beaten down the
barracks doors and had about third
of the garrison prisoners. With slut
tered expostulation the commander
forthwith submitted and the fort was
completely in the hands of Colonel AL
len, who in his own account of the ex-
plot says:
"The sun seemed to rise that morn
ing with a superior luster, and Tcon-
derOga and its dependencies smiled
on its conquerOrs."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Ratart Courteous.

This is the sort of conversation one
overhears between newly married cou-
pies:
Him-Oh, I'm tired of hearing about
your brother Bob! Shut up about him!
One would think he had all the manly
virtues.
Her-Well, he may not be such an
angel as all that, but he isn't such a
fool as you are.
Him-You bet he isn't. He's a bach
elor!-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
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Keep the Feet Dry.

During the winter season more
Q than at other times during the
. year colds, bronchitis and pneu-
o monia have been traced to expo c
Q sure and getting the feet wet. c
. The person who is frail or
b worn out from loss of sleep or
. overwOrk has all he can do to c
. resist any form of disease that c
o may be prevalent. If he goes for c
o a number of hours with the soles c
o of his feet damp he is sure to pay
. for his carelessness by having G
o sore throat, cold or a more seri- o
o GUS affection. Q
o The well and strong are just as O
o liable to be injured by having o
o wet feet as the weak and feeble. o
. When the shoes and stockings o
o are damp, take them OFF as soon o
o as possible after getting indoors. o
o Rub the bare feet with the hand o
o or a rough towel until the feet o
3 feel warm and the circulation is o
3 fully restored. Before putting on o
o dry stockings rub the feet again, o
o using plain alcohol or spirits of o
o camphOr. o
o Persons who are employed all o
o day away from their homes o
o should always keep a pair Of o
o stockings, shoes and overshOes at o
o their places of business. o
o Many q case Of bronchitis and o
o pneumonia is the result Of hav- o
o ing wet feet all day. o
o o
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Information Wanted,

Miss Citybred-What are those queer
looking animals out there in that field?
Farmer Geehaw-They are the cows
that supply us with milk and cream.
Miss Citybred-And where are the
cows that supply US with the beef tea ?
Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Mans Handicap.

How old is a man when life becomes
a burden?
When a woman loses her shape and
digestion she can find consolation in
the claim that she is about the best
thing in the world, but a man can't do
it.-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
JOHNSON
Miss Hazel French is i'll.

Miss Hazel French is i'll.
Lester Foster has returned to Derby.
j. j. Hickey was on the street Satur-
day.
I Miss Alice Scott passed Friday in Bur-
lington.
Frank Miller is able to be out on
crutches.
Hon. [. L. Pearl was in Hyde Park last
Thursday.
Miss Lila Whipple has taken rooms at
D. S. Scott's.
Geo. Gilmore OF Jeffersonville was in
town Thursday.
D. A. Barrows returned Saturday from
trip to Boston.
There are several cases of German
measles in town.
George Mills was home from Fletcher
the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Lampher were in
Montpelier last week.
Mrs. Homer Kneeland is conyalescng
from her recent illness.
Miss Anna Cakes is having her house
wired for electric lights.
DR.. r. G. Preutiss was in Burlington
Wednesday of last week.
Cornelius Lonergan is at Mary Fetch |
or Hospital for treatment.
Judge and Mrs. II. A. Jackson of Wat
in +Ouu
Bertram Hunt is at Norwich Military i
Academy in the officers reserve.
Clarence Hubbard of Essex Center WIS.,
tied his sister, Mrs. F. f. Boyce, recently. |
Miss Marjorie Johnston was here from
her school in Danville for the weekend.
Earl Kenfield, who is now employed at
the tale mill, was a visitor in Morrisville
Saturday.
Frank Ward has finished work in D. B.
Smalley's grocery store and is on a farm
working for Homer Holmes.
Miss Dorothy Patterns father, VIM.
Patten, of Franklin visited her at Rev. F.
W. Hazen's last Wednesday.
Chas. Stevens of st. Adams came Sat-
urday night and remained until Monday
morning guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. P.
Jones.
Twenty-three boys from the high school
are now out on farms at work and num-
Der have enlisted in the militia and in
the navy. JOhnson's baseball schedule
|
decided that farming and war come be-
fore baseball, and nearly the whole
schedule has been cancelled.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Must Have Feet.

Little Harvey - Mamma, has your
tongue got feet? Mamma-Of course
not. What makes you ask such a
question? Little Harvey-I heard papa
say your tongue ran all day long, and
/ wondered how it could run without
any feet.-Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Force of Habit

According to a western clergyman,
dining has become a lost art. 1t still
remains, however, a more or less nee
essary function, although its fearful
cost may have reduced it from an art
TO a merely perfunctOry process
Providence Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09

The name-Doan's inspires confidence
-DOan's Kidney Pills for kidney ills.
Doan's Ointment for shin itching. Doan's
Repulets for a mild laxative. Sold at al
drug stOres.-adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
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A WORTHY CITIZENSHIP
1t Is the Hope of the Nation-Rer
Welfare Is Our First Concern.

NJ A great nation is made only by
- worthy citizens.-C. d. Warner.
Z Z L
National enthusiasm is the great
nursery of genius.-Tuckerma
4 Z Z
Our country's welfare is our first
concern, and who promotes that best,
best proves his duty.-Harvard.
Z & Z
Wiener our country calls, friends.
sons and sires should yield their treas
ures up, nor own sense beyond the
public safety.-Broolls.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09

and filled them
with burning de-
sire to do some
heroic deed in de-
Tense of the col
n i e S. w ord
r e a c h e d Col.
Ethan Allen to
raise the Green
M 0 u n t a i n
boys and if posi-
Bile surprise and
take the fortress
Of Ticouderoga.
Eager for such
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
In Words ns,d Understand

She Ito her author-suitor)-"Ou re-
lection does not imply lack Of merit
but an oversupply Of similar material"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
Evils That Are Necessary

PA, what's necessary evilT" zone
we like so much we don't care about
abOlishing r.. my con"
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Hero 81
Ticonderoga
sz-a-AlAa2l lsgsn1a
With one impulse the colonies sprung
to arms; with one spirit they pledged
themselves to each other TO be ready''
for the extreme event; with one ac-
cord and heart the continent cried,
Liberty or Death. George Bancroft.

The bloody encounter at Lexington
in 1775 fired the blood of the patriots
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09

II you want some AUTOMOBILE insur.
ancs see S. r. Miller Of johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-09
THE SWORD OF WASHINGTON

The sword Of Washington. The
staff of Franklin. Oh, sir, what asso-
Citations are linked with these names
WashingtOn-whose sword, as my
friend has said. was never drawn but
i'm the cause Of his country, and never
sheathed when welded in his coun-
try's cause. Franklin-the philoso-
pher of the thunderbolt, the printing
press. and the pillow share.-JohD
Quincy Adams.
4 z 4
To be prepared for war Is one of
the most effectual means of preserv-
ing ce.-WashingtOn.
s-NkEERRH&AAA&
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FOLLOW THE FLAG.

I T is the right of the American
people to enjoy a monopoly
for their own flag within their
own jurisdiction it is the right,
and should be the duty, of those
who follow other flags to follow
them charlottesville Century
Magazine.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

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New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED.

The officials for the dual meet be- tween the Young Mems Athletic As- sociation of St. Josephs and the quartet of stars representing St. Mary's have been announced. Now everything is in readiness for the meet and preparations have been made to accommodate one of the largest crowds that ever attended an athletic meet in, this city. The list of officials follows: Honorary ref erees, Rev. J. T. Winters and Mayor G. A. Quigley; referee. Postmaster W. F. Delaney, who is a commissioner of the A. A. U.: director of games, Arthur Pilz; clerk of course, Thomas J. Sheridan; assistant clerk of course, James Sheridan; judges at finish, Rev. W. A. Downey, Eugene J. Clerk in, Rev. J. Leo Sullivan, Father Gro- hol; timers, John Walsh and Martin Walsh; scorers, James Roche of The Courant," Howard A. Tim brell of the New Britain Record" Donald Gaff- ney of the New Britain Herald;" in- spectors, L. P. Mangan, Thomas De- vine, John Schroeder, Charles Miller James Clinton, E.. J. Crowley, Peter O'Donnell, M. J. Kenney, M. P. Leg horn: official board score, William Botticelli.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
MISS RJURSTEDT WINS.
American Woman Unable to With
 stand Rushing Attack.

Boston, Aug 15.-Interest in the na- tional doubles lawn tennis tournament on the turf courts of the Longwood Cricket club yesterday afternoon was oentered in the playing of the Women's round robin singles, although there was plenty of thrilling tennis supplied by the men.
 Miss Molla Bjurstedt, national yvoman champion, simply swept Mrs. Louise R. williams, of California. off the court in their match, winning by a score of 60, 60. The woman from the coast was utterly unable to withstand the Norwegian's attack.
 In the other singles match Miss Mary K. Browne of California, de- feated Miss Marion Zindersteln, Of Boston one of the most brilliant ot the younger players, by a score of -, 6-2, with hard hitting predomlnatlng throughout.
 Malcolm D. Whitman, oldtime na- tional champion, and Harold H. Whit man were defeated in the mems doubles by Frederick B. Alexander and Harold Throckmorton by a score of 6-2, 4-6, 6--4, 6--1.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
COLGATE TO MEET BROWN.
Gridiron Classic of 1917 to Be Staged
 at Providence.

Utica, N. Y., Aug. 15.-Colgate and Brown, which were the leading foot ball elevens in the east last fall, will meet again on the gridiron this year. according to the revised schedule of the Colgate team.
 The cancellation of the Yale-Coll gate game for Oct. 27 paved the way for the Colgate Brown game Be cause of the opening games with Maine and Susquehanna
 Every veteran of the 1916 team. and Ellery Huntington, who was to have coached the eleven this fall, have gone into the army or navy. 2.
 The schedule follows:
 Oct. 13, Bucknell at Utica; Oct 20. Cornell at Ithaca; Oct. 27, Brown at Providence.
 Nov. 3, Rochester at Rochester; Nov. 10, Connecticut Aggies at Ham ilton; Nov. IT, Syracuse at Syracuse.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
PLAYGROUND GAMES.

The Burritt school playground team outplayed the Smalley play ground nine on the Smalley field yes- terday and defeated them to B. Cunning and Gaffney played strong hitting games for the Burritt while the pitching of Gussmann was of high order. Schectmann starred for the Smalley. The score:
 r. h. e.. Burritt ...... .1oos2o0Oo-s 10 ? smalley .O1OOO1O1O-3 4 Batteries: Gussnan and Tutkor; Schectmann and Sablotsky
 The East street school playground nine showed the Smith playground team into the cellar of the league yesterday at the East's grounds swamping the Smith boys. 13 to f.. The score:
 r. h. c. East ........ .0O4122112-1s II ? Smith .100021000- 6 5 Batteries; Sternberg and 1verson for the Smith and Ericson and Ander- son for the East.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
OUIMETS LAST APPEARANCE.
Golf Champ in September Contest
 Before Joining ColOrs. ..

New York, Aug. 15.-What will probably be Francis Ouimets final ap- pearance on the links before he joins the colors will be his participation in a home and home foursome match, which will begin on September 1. The one time amateur champion will be paired with Jesse Guilford against Jerry Travers and Oswald Kirkby.
 The opening match will take place over the Brae Burn course, near Bos- ton, which was originally scheduled to be the scene of the national open cham pionship tourney. The second half of the meeting will take place in this city, over a course yet to be se- lected.
 Ouimet and Mike Brady will begin the first thirty-six holes of a 72-hole match tomorrow, on the Oakley links, with the last half of the contest over the Woodlawn course.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15

with a mark of 3 feet, inches. Charles Putney was second with mark of feet, ' inches, and Bolek Andrukzeck was third with a mark of 3 feet 5 inches. In the running broad jump, Charles Whitney was first with II feet, inches and John Bocoski was second with a mark of 10 feet, Il inches. John Whitney was third with 10 feet, inches. J. Nimro won the 40-yard dash in min utes and 4-5 seconds. E. Hennessey was second and S. Levine third.
 In the tennis tournament, Helen McAleer won from Bernadette Con- lon, 6-3, 7-5, GA in the semi finals. There will be folk dancing and other sports and games today. M. J. Kenney has presented a dozen base balls to the state league. His son is burning up the league. Today the Nutmegs will play the Giants and the East Ends will clash with the Young Pioneers. New Britain plays in Waterbury in the state league Satur- day.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
WHITMANS DEFEATED.
Alexander and Throckmorton Prove
 Too Speedy For Brothers.

Boston. Aug. 15.-Fred N. Alex ander, former holder of the national lawn tennis doubles title with H. H. Hackett, paired with Harold Throck- morton, defeated the old-time singles champion, M. D. Whitman, and his brother, H. H. Whitman, and his brother, H. R. Whitman, in thee sec- ond round of the national patriotic doubles tournament yesterday
 The Whitmans directed their game| against Throckmorton, but the young player retaliated by such a hard hit ting, accurate game that his side] pulled out victors after four sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
 In the mixed doubles Throckmor-| ton did not do so well. With his partner, Miss Marion Zinderstein. heI was defeated by Miss Eleonora Sears Boston, and H. c. Strachan, San| Francisco, in three sets.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15
EDDIE PLANK REyTIRES.
Leaves St. Louis for Fear of Strain
 on Body

Detroit, Aug. 15.--Eddie Plank. the veteran left-hander has retired per manently from baseball. Fielder Jones' of the St. Louis Americans made this known when he announced that Plank had left the team last Saturday and gone to his home at Gettysburg, Penn.
 Plank informed him, Jones said, that his reason for retiring was that the strain of baseball was telling on him, causing trouble with hts stomach.
 Plank's last game was pitched in Washington a week ago Monday, when Walter Johnson defeated him, to Q, in eleven innings.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-15

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Second Game.
Brooklyn -.,.... 000102000-3 l l New York ..... OOO000O01-1

 Brooklyn ... OO01O2000-3 1 New York ..... 00O000O01-1 1 Batteries: Marquard and Wheat; Tesreau, Anderson and Rariden.
 Braves Take It in Tenth. Boston, Aug. 15.-Kelly's single Konetchy's tripe and Fitzpatrick S single off Rixey, with none out, scored two runs in the tenth inning, en- abling Boston to defeat Philadelphia, 2 to 1.
 A pass to Cravath, the substitution of Dugey as runner, Luderus' in- field out and whitted's single to left scored the visitors run in the first half of the tenth.
 Ragan held Philadelphia to three hits. He received sensational support by Maranville. The score:
 r. h. @. Philadelphia -. .0o0OOOOO01-1 3 o Boston .OOOOO00O02-2 10 ? Batteries-Rixey and Killifer; Ra- gan and Tragresser.