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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES

Armistice Sunday was fittingly OBJ
served when representatives of the local
post of The American Legion attended
this church which was prettily decorated
for the occasion. The subject of the
sermon was "The Book of Remem-
brance" which noted the vision of world
wide peace and the memory of those who
made the great sacrifices included in
this book. 1t also took forward look
at the duties of American Citizenship
which are now to be faced The pastor
prefaced the sermon with an appeal for
the Red Cross and Mrs. G. M. Powers
sang in place of one of the anthems a
song, "The Red Cross Spirit"
The first part of the Sunday school
hour was devoted to patriotic program
consisting of song by the primary class
a song by Roberta Powers of Miss Mud
gett's class and reading by Mrs. Good
liffe's class. The Committee also re-
ported in regard to the S. S. Attendance
contest which will begin Dec. l.
At the evening service large number
enjoyed the lecture "In Far Shansi'
where is located one of the stations OF
the American Board
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet this
week Thursday at o'clock in the church
parlors for work and study. Supper and
social hour at 5, prayer meeting at 7.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Peoples Academy

Miss Wagner spent the weekend at he
home in Burlington.
Miss Bulkely Of the faculty spent tn
weekend of November at her home il
Moretown.
Miss Graves was in Middlebury Satur
day attending the Middlebury Colleg'
football game.
The Academy received very pretty
cup Friday. given as a prize in the Poul
try Judging contest at the State Fair.
Halbert Stancliff rs out Of school for q
few days owing to injuries sustained in the
the basket bail game Tuesday evening, the
ligaments of one knee being torn, which
necessitates careful use of his leg for a
few days.
At a basket ball gamelast Tuesday even
ing the Seniors won from the under class
men by a score Of II to II. This was ac-
complished in spite Of the fact that nearly
everyone outside the Senior class were pre-
dieting their defeat, and that Stancliff, the
best guard on the Senior team was laid
out early in the game.
Friday evening, November 10, the boys
of the agricultural class will give a social
in the Academy Hall. There will be a
program, the feature of which will be a
mock trial. Games, promenading and
dancing will be INDUCED in and great,
good time is expected. Each girl is asked
to bring box lunch or pie. These will
be sold at auction, the proceeds going to
defray the expenses OF the Stock Judging
team which went to the State Fair
The Misses Ruth Clark, Nina Durgan,
Addie Goodrich, Mildred Goodrich, Reba
Hollis, Cornelia Mould, Charlotte Slayton,
Hazel Smith, Mertie Sulham, Barbara
Raymore, Amy Sparks, and Dorothy
Waite attended the District Rally of Girl
Scouts held at Jacksonville Saturday,
Nov. 6. They were accompanied by Miss
Chaffee of the Faculty. Every one returned
feeling repaid for the day and grateful to
tie hostesses at Jacksonville for their
hospitality.
The Morristown Teachers Club, enter
aimed the Stowe Teachers Club, Wednes-
day evening at the Academy hall. A
musical program included singing by
cuartette consisting of Mrs. Howe. Miss
Houston, Miss Merrill and Miss Graves
and Miss Graves also rendered a very fine
solo. Miss Wagner gave flute solo. Mr..
Howe gave talk on Standard Intelligence
Tests. Refreshments of fruit salad, rolls
and coffee were served in the Home Eco
Monies room. Games were played and
every one departed voting a general good
time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES

There was large attendance of the
members of the Episcopal church at the
Grange Hall on Sunday morning to greet
the Bishop Coadjutor of Vermont Rev.
George Y. Bliss. The service of Morning
Prayer was read by the Rev. George W.
Brush of Hardwck and the congregation
Joined heartily in the singing of the
hymns, canticles and responses. A most
inspiring sermon was preached by Bish-
op Bliss, who took for his subject the
Parable of the Ten Talents. At the
close of his sermon the Bishop explain
ed in a few words the meaning of the
Nation Wide Campaign which is now in
progress and which had for its purpose
the raising of funds to enable the min
istrations of the Church to be brought
to all her people in the scattered dis
tricts who were now obliged to go with
out regular services, etc.
Mr. Brush then presented to the
Bishop three candidates for Confirma-
ton and the ancient rite of Laying on
of Hands" was bestowed upon Miss Re-
becca Briggs, Chrstabel Wallace and
Irene Morey, who were thus received
into full membership of the Church.
Following the Confirmation service and
during the offertory, 81 heard the voice
of Jesus Say" was sung by the trio,
Misses Hazel Moffat, Christabel Wal
lace and Nan Wombell.
At the close of the service, little Miss
Evelyn Wallace was baptised by Bishop
Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Wallace acting
as sponsors, together with her mother,
Mrs. Mae D. Wallace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
MORRISVILLE
ArmiStice Ball

A eoodly number, though not as large
crowd as the occasion deserved, attend
ed the Armistice Ball given by the Ameri-
can Legion, Morrisville Post, on Thurs
day evening. A fine concert preceded the
dance, the program including vocal solos
by Mrs. Pearl Morse Shafer of Jefferson
vile, and c. w. Barrows OF this place, a
flute solo by Miss Mary Wagner Of the P.
A. faculty, and numbers by amale quartet
consisting of c. w. Barrows. w. c. Ward,
r. L. Barrows and G. F. Goodliffe. Mrs
Mary Camp accompanied for the soleists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Worrisville Churches
A. C. CHURCH

stirring, understanding sermon
was delivered last Sunday morning by
the pastor from the subject, "Samson's
Haircut, and the Loss of Power;
Judges 1919. TIE life of Samson was
compared with the life of the church in
that in early life both had power and
strength; both lost this by their own
mis-doings; both expected to use the
same power as before; both desired the
old time experience, got down and pray
ed, then put faith and strength into &C
ton. We must render one hundred per
cent service to secure one hundred per-
cent blessing.
A special feature of the Sunday school
was the presentation of Law-Enforce-
ment Memorials to those who contribut-
ed one dollar or over to the Lincoln-Lee
Legion Temperance work.
Miss Wilma Beard led the L. W. meet
ing, assisted in special music by Mrs
Ruth Putnam.
Mr.. Pender's evening lesson was upon
"Wrong Standards of Christian Living
l Peter 4:17-18. Too low ideals cause
failure in experience and influence.
Church prayer meeting will be held
as usual Wednesday evening.
Friday evening the L. W. Society con-
ducts social gathering at DR. H. B
Freer's. Music, literary and physical
culture committees provide the program
The annual business meeting of the
Busy Bee class will be held Saturday at
2:3O p. m. at the home of the teacher
Special Rally Day program for Nov
% for school hour and evening.
Services at the usual hour next Sun
daV
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety met last evening with Mrs. Willard
Warren.
There will be a meeting of the Sun
day school board tomorrow evening at
the close of Prayer meeting.
The Junior League service Sunday af-
ternoon was led by Phillip Smith. A com
mittee was appointed to arrange for the
Christmas exercises.
The Epworth League service Sunday
evening was led by Gertrude Young. Mr..
Best sang accompanied by the autoharp
and helpful social meeting followed.
Thanksgiving Day service will be
held next Sunday morning with a spe-
cial sermon by the pastor and fine mu-
steal program by the choir.
The Boy Scouts will hold their regu-
lar meeting next Tuesday evening.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17

OSsip was attempting TO walk along
the street on his hands. A policeman
arrested him, not agreeing that the
world had turned upside down. How
much did you drink ?" asked the judge.
"Just one glass of wine" well" re-
marked the judge, SIT must have been
a magnifying glass"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Snakes Power over Birds.

The bureau of biological survey
states that snakes do not charm birds
I'm the understood sense of the word
"charm." The instructive fear that a
bird or small animal, such as rab-
bit, has for a snake paralyzes the
muscles Of the bird or animal and
prevents its escaping from the snake.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Improvement In Photonraphy.

The business of making photo
graphic enlargements has been greatly
simpihed by the construction of a YER
teal en'arging camera which is sus-
pended overhead ard projects its Eight
down upon a sensitized sheet winch is
placed on a table under it. The ar
rangement and manipulation of the
paper is much more conveniently done
in this position.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
The Voters Puzzle.

Isn't it passing strange that when
ever two humans aspire TO one office
the public mind becomes impressed
with the fact that one of them is a
bang-up patriot and the other is a
doleful doIt and voraciOus throg-
lodyte, the only difference of opinion
being as to which is hich?-Houston
Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Red Cross Meeting

A meeting OF the executive board of
Lamoille Chapter Red Cross will be held
at the home of Mrs. G. M. Powers on
Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock to dis
cuss Public Health Mattert.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
SINGULAR Illness.

"Sir--One of our operators IS quite
.hoarse. The doctor tells me- she con-
AIDED, that my larynx are affected
whatever they are We told her this
was a singular affection, but unless
given prompt attention might become
pleural. "-Correspondent Of the Chica-
go Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
weiobt of the Hone Diamond.

Jean Batiste Tavernier came into
possession of the Hope diamond in
1912, stolen from the sacred golden
statue of Rama, in the Temple OF
Rama and Sta, Burmah, India. II
weighed 112A carats and was sold by
Tavernier to Louis XIV for half a mil.
lion dollars and a baronetcy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Couture-MaroiS

Clovis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Couture Of the Laporte road, and Elise,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilferd Marc OILS
of Derby Line. were united in marriage on
November 18th.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17

Bunker Hill monument is 221 feet 2
inches in height. 1t is 80 feet wide at
the base and u feet inches square
at the point where the apex begins.
Eight thousand seven hundred tons Of
granite were used in building it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
The Unconscious Leo.

TIE boy received a cash three
inches long over his left eye, left knee
was d,slo-ated and lie sustained a
confused wound of left knee cap. The
leg was unconscious when picked up
and he was taken to his home near by.
-WorcpStpr Gazette
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
Wealth in Iceland.

Several sections of Iceland are rich
in agate and chalcedony, which are
widely used in making Jewels for the
bearings of watches and electrical in
strumentS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17

Next Sunday will be observed as
Thanksgiving Sunday subject of sermon,
"The Fatal Folly of Feeling Forlorn.
Church school at noon. Evening service
at 7. Topic, Faiths Greatest Obstacle"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-17
TIL BROWNE STORE
Chase Fur Wove Coats
BIG IN 'VALUE--LOW IN PRICE

These like svceabe and dt
n
stylish The coats
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
Carnegie hero Fund

On March l.. 1904. Andrew Carnegie
turned over 10 the Carnegie Hero
Fund commission s5.OO0OOO iu bonds
OF the United States Steel corporation.
The provisions OF the gift are toe nu-
merouS to be given in detail here. but
10 general it is provided that where
person is injured in performing some
act OF bravery the commission may
provide for him untll he has recov-
cred or for his family, in case he dies
as the result Of rs bravery 1t also
provides for mede,s TO be given to
eomnemorate an at of hraverv.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
Levies. Summoned Levies by
s2.s9s.ese.s7
S3.5OO,OOO

This shows that the state board did
not by S6O6,313.13 raise by taxes the
amount estimated by the legislature
necessary to meet the appropriations
passed by them.
Fortunately for the last administra-
ton, to aid them in paying their cur
rent expense, they received the i'll
surance moneys from the Lewiston
Normal school and the Soldiers houao
4 These moneys, instead of being conSid
cred as sacred to be used only for the
rebuilding of these Institutions. were
placed in the general fund and used 10
pay current expense. Had these
moneys amounting to S113,96S, been
retained to be used as they were
intended, it would have increased the
warrant indebtedness of the previous
administration to $59O,0SG and reduced
our surplus to S97,446
In 1917 the legislature made the fol
lowing appropriations, for the pay
ment of which the previous admins
tration was supposed to make Il levy.
For the Gem Irrigation district.
S96670. When the claim for this APP
preparation was presented for payment
our supreme court held it to be IL
legal and the money raised for the pay
ment was used To defray other ex-
penses.
The 1917 legislature also made an
appropriation of $4,000 for the Golden
Spike exposition. This money was
never used for the purpose but re-
-, -, 10
for current expense.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
erection of a monument to Governor
Steuenberg was never called for.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
made to assist in the erection of
bridges across the Snake river These
moneys were never called for, hut
bids for the erection of these bridges
are now being let and from its rev
enues this administration will have
20 meet an appropriation chat was in
tended to be taken care of by the
revenues of the previous adminiStra-
hon.
The total of these appropriations I'M
paid amounts TO $40. Had they
been paid as the legislature intended
1t would have wiped out all of our bal
ance and left us NAH in the hole,
and with no taxes available To defray
the expenses of state government I'M
til the 1919 taxes were received in
1920
The fact is that the previous state +.
did not make a tax levy !
sufficient to meet the appropriations
made by the legislature, but. in at :
tempting to carry out the prediction
promises of tax reduction. paid their .
bills by paying in warrants for which y
hey mad failed TO provide money 70 "
axe up. with the results that, instead !,
" reducing taxes. they Increased them !,
o the extent of the interest charge on :,
he warrants. =
II the individual taxpayer attempted !.
he same system of finance, II would =,
nean that instead of meeting his bills .
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
Efficiency.
EVERYDAY Eellowrnen.

There are few prophets in the
world, D.. few heroes. l cannot af
ford TO give all my reverence to such
rariues; 1 want a great deal Of those
feelings for my everyday fellowmen.
especially for the few in the fore
ground OF the great multitude, whose
faces know, whose hands touch, for
whom I have to make way with kindly
courtesy. l herewith discharge
my conscience and declare that have
had quite enthusiastic movements OF
admiration toward gentlemen who
spoke The worst English. who were
occasionally fretful in thier temper.
and who had never moved in Il higher
sphere Of influence than that Of parish
overseer; and thar the way in which
I have come to the conclusion thai
human nature is lovable-the way l
have learnt something OF its deep
pathos. its sublime mysteries-has
been by living great deal among PEG
pie more or less commonplace and
vulgar, Of whom you would perhaps
hear nothing very surprising if you
were to inquire about them in the
neighborhoods where they dwelt.-
George Eliot
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
Rebber River.

The discovery that there is kind
of struggle for existence among rivers
is one of the interesting results Of the
modern study Of photography. A nOta-
bic example of this contest is exhibited
by England's two biggest rivers, the
Thames and the Severn. Between their
valleys lie the Cotswold hills, and ex-
ploratiOn shows that the Severn, by
eating backward among these hills
where softer strata underie them, hf
diverted to itself some of the headwa-
tiers that formerly flowed into the
Thames New York Post.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23

Asylum at Blackfoot-The investf-
eating committee found things here in
deplorable condition, the buildings
insanitary and overcrOwded, As many
as seven patients being confined in one
room. The legislature made provisions
for the removal OF the Predetermined
TO the sanitarum at Nampa, and made
an appropriation of S15.S00 for hos
pital building and furniture They
also discovered That the institution
owned. with water right. about 500
acres of land. or wh'ch portion only
was in euiIiyatid the balance being
in sage-hrush. Tais land would readi
~ sell for $3.50 per acre. The legisla-
ture made an appropriation of $4,000 !
for. the clearing ami dwelling of this !
land They also provided that if pos
sible the work be done by convict la !
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23

After The death of his wife Uncle
VIII went 70 live with his brother. and
his little niece was overheard explain
Ing it 10 her little playmate: "You
see BETTY. Uncle WINS wife just del.
an he's come TO live with US tin he
finds another one"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
S253,132.22 S7S6,OS7.16
1878. 4SO.2I S211,414.4l

sThis means warrants ordered paid but not
paid for lack of funds.
s+This means bills against the state not yet
passed upon by the board of examiners.
'@~This means departmental excuses over ap-
preparations. In other words, overdraft
that only be met by the next following
legislature.
Governor Haipes turned over to Gov
ernor Alexander $462, O65.SO more than
Governor Alexander in return turned
over to Governor Davis.
Let us look at the levieS authorized
by the legislatures of 1915 and 1917,
and the amounts levied under that an-
thority by the state board of equahza
ton.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
ANALYSIS OF
STATE TAXES

81 The great handicap we have had 10
contend with in the past In the matter
of taxation has been the ignorance Of
the taxpayer In regard TO this great
problem, which Is his and his alone
and can be solved only by his intelli-
gent understanding of the situation.
He has been disappointed, if not de-
ceiyed, in the past. This problem has
been made political football. Parties
and candidates, at each election, have
repeatedly promised the people that II
they would elect them they would re-
duce their taxes, even going so far
as promising to cut them in half the
first year and TO abolish them the sec
ond.
1t Is partly on account Of such prom
ises that we find ourselves confronted
with this increase in taxes for 1919
over previous years
I Will first give yOu a statement of
our states finances when turned over
to Governor Alexander In January
1918, and as we found them when
turned over to the governor in Janu-
airy, 1919
Assets Jan. l. 1913 Jan. !. 1919
Cash in
Treasury 5 $40 $ 2o,9I1.25
Taxes ReceiV-
able -.-...-- 926.51s.O3 976,59O.s2
Total ..--..- 1920, 612.43 $997 5O1.5
1t would look from the above as if
AleXander's administration left our
finances in better condition than it
found them, but let us examine our
liabilities or bills payable at the same
dates.
Liabilities Jan: l, 1915 Jan. /, 1919
Warrants Pay
able S 92,O31.29 S476.11s.1G |
Accounts Pay
able "@ - 73.1s5.OS 156,430.00 |
Deficiencies*** S7,91j.S5 4J.S4S.O0 |
Interest on
Claims .---.--. -.-.-....-..-.-- 1851. 90 /
1888. 132. % S7S6. OS7.16 |
Surplus -S 673. 4S0.21 S211, 414.41 /
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
Other States.

Perhaps it might be well now if we
pass on and compare our increase
with other states, to see if they had
the same conditions TO meet ana if
they had to meet them by increased
taxes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-17
|||IUCIBlE CUTS A
50 PER CENT. MELON
BIZ RRoADAN WALL

A New York. March is.--Stccks were
N 6oacttonary today for technical rea'
Npns. Tho advance had been very
fApid and traders had handsome
L brolits that they wished to cash IN in
n Q66ition to that there was the faiInre
~ the German revolution out Oh
which the financial world had nopea a
6frong government would develop
\ From washington some reports or Ell
forts on the part OF congress to levy a
fsx against stock dividends by indi-
\ roc4ion In defiance of the decree or
che supreme court There was also
nrpat disappointment expressed over
the attitude OF union labor in the
conference looking to renewal or
building operations in New York
City.
Announcement that the local Fed
/ eral Reserve bank had overlooked
$4,000, 600 in gold in making UP lasS
weeks statement had the effect OF
giving the market a sharp upturn IN
the early trading.
This upturn was due to the knowl-
edge that this gold would result In
lever interest rates before the day
closed. That is exactly what happen
ed. Renewals were at nine Per cent
hut in the afternoon the call rate
fell to seven and money was IN
abundant supply. Even call money
was easier. The first batch OF the
big British gold shipment for this city
will arrive in Canada IN a few GAYS
on battleships- That will help.
After this first onrush which car
rssa many stocks TO new high levels
for the movement there was heavy
selling, particularly In Crucihle. Bald
win and Texas Oil Crucihle dropped
twenty-one points before the selling
wave spent its force, Baldwin nearly
ave and Texas ten The Mexican oil
stocks which advanced sharply in
the morning sold of rapidly.
The day ended with the market tr-
regular but with the best kind of
buying In evidence throughout the
entire list. Studehaker and tnterna-
ffonal paper were the strong special
ties in the last hour OF trading.
Nearly everything else showed some
Eocovery.
Crucible opened with wild trading
avd an advance of seven points 70
new high record. The directors were
scheduled to meet and the street ex-
pected them to declare a large stock
dividend. In the afternoon the selling
was based on a fear that the proposed
tax of fifteen per cent for the prtvf-
ieEe OF ISSUING STOCK diV1afUus fl4silt
cause the directors to change their
program. Lawyers said that congress
would not presume TO levy the tax in
an indirect way after the supreme
court had rendered its decision that a
stock tax was unconstitutional. The
Crucible directors announced nifty
per cent stock dividend an hour after
the market closed
All the oils were strong and as
Texas advanced, Mexican Petroleum,
PAn-American Royal Dutch and even
the little ones went up When the
big stocks sold of in the afternoon
there was an attack on middle states
oil and il broke easily.
Great Northern Ore attracted much
attention with abrupt advance OF two
points at a time when other stocks
were not doing much
International Paper attracted much
attention In the afternoon with a
sharp advance, At the same time
stndehaker moved TO q new high
record.