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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
STOWE

lie, Russ is confined to his bed with
varicose Veins.
Theidate Of the young peoples ball is
the 10Th, instea d of the 30lh as stated.
Miss Elizabeth Fuller, who is teacher
in Chelsea, is at home for the Christmas
vacation.
A. P. Bigelow of Middles ex was called
here by the death of his aunt, Mrs. Louise
Bigelow, on Thursday.
Mrs. Fav McCuen, an attendant at the
Vermont State hospital at Waterbury, is
at home for the Christmas vacation.
L. H. Straw, who is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, has returned home.
Mrs. Mildred Russ and pupils of the
West Branch school had an entertainment
at the West Branch church Friday evening.
Miss Grace Russ, whose illness failed to
weld to treatment, was taken to the Fan
ny Allen hospital for an X'ray examina-
ton.
Contributions for the gifts for the shut
ms may be left with Miss Sargent, Mrs.
Edwina Harris, Mrs. Hattie Douglass or
Mrs. Ida Culver.
The school at Stowe Forks closed Fri
day for The Christmas vacation a d the
teacher, MISS Rowena Hicks, has ne to
her hons n Essex.
Mali Carrier, H. H. Downer, on route
two has been in quarantine 10 days with a
case of chickenpox. George White was
Mr.. Downer's substitute.
The Misses Beatrice Pike and Beatrice
Kaiser went last Wednesday to Burlington
where they were guests at ball OF Doug !
lass and Dorothy Barrows of the U. v. M.
An Episcopal Christmas service was held
at the banquet hall Sunday evening, the
hour of service being 80 in order not to
conflict with the Clara Barton memorial
service.
Mrs Ambrose McMannis, who has had
several weeks treatment at the Fanny |
Allen hospital, has returned to the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Boyce, on West Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shepard were
called to Waterbury Tuesday of last week
by the serious illness of Mrs. Shepards |
sister, Mrs. Charles Hamel. Mrs. Shep-
ard remained to care for her sister.
The Community Church and the H. H.
Smith Women's Relief Corps CO operated
in service in honor of the Tooth birthday |
anniversary of Clara Barton at 7:3O O'Clock
Sunday evening at the church. There |
was special music and program.
The West Branch Community club met |
with Mrs. Ralph Stevens last Wednesday |
afternoon with l6 present Tea was |
served in honor of Mrs R. H. Gale and |
Mrs. A. ]. Houston, who are leaving town
;oon. The meeting on January 5 will be
1eld at the home Of the president, Mrs. E.
:. Magoon.
F. H. Wright, who returned Wednesday
asst from Boston, brought home his little
on, Emmett, who has had an operation
IN one leg and treatment for three months
or effects OF infantile paralysis. 1t is
bought that the child's condition is much
but he will not be allowed to
walk at present.
Mrs. R. H. G lie and daughter, Grace,
eft Friday for Cleveland. where they
will pass the holidays with and elder
laughter and sister, Miss Virginia, at the
ONE of Mrs. Gales brother, Francis
Double, a ter which they will 60 to Flori-
"a to pass the winter with her parents,
H. o.J Me- Wy IT DrI1hle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

like to hear. L
don't know really.
That's the truth.
And that's not a
joke"
"We were talk
ing about it be-
ing such a good
thing" explained
Miss Ham.
"What is such
a good thingY'
asked Red Top.
"This idea Of
New Years resO-
lutions," said Miss
Ham. You see
we heard that
every year around
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
MUCH GOOD IN BRISK WALK
Why Pedestransm Should Not Be
Allowed to Become "Lost
Art" Is Apparent.

The spectacle of a man walking to
work in London is clasSed almost a
phenomenon by the London Chronicle,
which de clares with the underground,
the tramcars, the motOr-Omnibuses
and the suburban trains. LondOners
have almost been deprived of the use
of their legs as long distance instru-
ments of movement.
One man was found by the paper,
however, who thinks it is time for a
revolt against the neglect Of the hui
man leg as means of locomotion, and
advocated the formation of walking
clubs" to revive the lost art Of pedes-
trianiSm.
A"He argues that walking is a nat
ural human habit, not penal device"
says the paper, that it promotes the
circulation of the blood, and therefore
prevents cold feet and chilblans; that
1t aids digestion, and thus tends to.
make the human being less bad tenn
pered that it prevents the increase OF.
'adipose tissue and so enables a man
to wear his suit longer, instead of hav-
ing to put it aside because the but
tons no longer reach the buttonholes:
and that it saves money in fares, al
though there may be slight increase
in the bill - shoe repairs"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
The KITCHEN
GAIBl[f4[E
Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper Union.

Hazy dawn above dim mountains,
slackened rivers in the plain;
Dusty yarrow by the roadside, purple
asters, clematis;
Mindless slopes of upland pasture,
dry as rock beneath the kiss
OF the fervid sun incarnate in the har-
vest golden grain.
*. s. Oaks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Ns,14& )N4,z ~elQ.
ines. to be Rene

Lines to be Remembered
Education is a better safeguard Of
liberty than standing army. r. we
retrench the wages OF the school,
master, we must raise those of the
drill sergeant-Edward Everett.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

I was joking. 1t
seems that none
of you can take a
Joke"
"Take a joke"
repeated Brother
Bacon. you say
that none of us
can take a joke.
Well, why should
we? A joke isn't
anything to eat.
What would we
be doing with a
joke I'd like to
know"
yes" S al d
Porky Pig, wed
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Tennis Is Ancient Game.

Tennis dates back to the halcyon
days of Rome and Athens, but it was
in the Fourteenth century in France
that rules were made for 1t. 1t was
then known as LA Bonde" and played
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

Wv ~ P>
pared as follows: Wash
and cut the beans in
small pieces on the bias,
as they cook quicker thus
cut. If the beans are
tough, any Of them, re-
move the pod and add
the beans to the dish.
Wash and place in a
deep kettle with a table
spoonful of bacon fat to
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
THE FAMILY MEAL.

A tasty dish which may be easily
prepared with pound or two Of yell
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

For Group or sore throat, use Dr..
Thamas' Eclectic Oil, Two sizes, SOC
and Coo. At all drng stores advertise
ment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

Eczema spreads rapidly; almost make
you mad. For quick relief. Doan's ONT
ment is we'll recommended. 6oc at all
s.-advertisement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28
Old oflcIoth.

Do not throw away old oilciotn
Use IT for pads for the baby.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

i've never neard OF anything SO
nice" said Master Pinky Pig.
And his mother added,
ITS fine, squeal, squeal, It's fine"
Il agree" said Miss Ham. And she
grunted five times, one grunt after the
other to show that she agreed.
what are you all talking aboutT
asked Red Top, the rooster.
"You don't know" asked all the
pigs.
"Oh yes, know" said Red Top,
growing proudly.
"Then why did you ask?" inquired
Brother Bacon.
you haven't much sense" said Red
Top. "Of course I don't know, or 1
wouldn't have asked"
"Well did l ever" grunted Miss
Ham. you said one moment ago that
you did know and now you say you
don't know. Which do you mean? Do
you know what we were talking about
or don't your"
"Yes," said Sammy Sausage, that is
what we would like to know"
'Well,' said Red Top, II don't know,
and if I had l wouldn't have asked
you. When / said l knew I thought
YOU all had sense enough to know that
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-12-28

QUEAL, squeal, squeal"
said Pinky Pig.
"Grunt, grunt, grunt," said
Porky Pig.
tits the best thing ever
heard Of" said Brother
Bacon.
1T most certainly is" said
Sammy Sausage.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
The Sun of Tomorrow

t0 help us out!" The young husband wiped away the glistening tears and kissed his wifes mouth into a more normal curve.
 We'll show them we can make a living!" Mignon's eyes flashed determ- nation. well go down and open up Dubois Point and take in boarders; you can help, Byron. It's a lovely place, lonely, perhaps. but then people like it there, and at least we can make enough to pay off our honeymoon expenses. Of course, we'll have to work, dear, peel the potatoes and things. Anyway, we can show those two old forgetters of youth and love that we can wriggle out of the lap of luxury they have nursed us in.''
 The girl set her red lips firmly, and Byron, feeling his backbone stiffen un- der his silk shirt, was resolved to peel potatoes and things" until the COWS came home, or longer if neces- sary. His conscience bothered him as he looked at his dainty wife and thought of the mansion he had stolen from her and the staff of servants that had been at her bidding; and Mignon, as she looked at her handsome boy husband. realized that he would miss his carefree college life and the sup
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seen it to light your lamp at Hymens altar without consulting your elders as to ways and means of providing the oil so necessary to replenish 1t, espe- cially in these days of H. c. L., have como to the conclusion, that in the terms of your modern slang. Tt is up to your husband to provide that olL' Byron Murdock must play the man and keep the child he has taken from my care and try and compensate her for all the advantages he has deprived her of. I am willing to give you Dubois Point as a home this Summer; you might take two paying guests there and SO help to pay of some of your honey moon debts. At the end of the season Byron might enter business life" Mignon's voice became hopelessly tan gled up in tears as she flung the letter away from her. "I didn't think Uncle Tom could ever be so cruel" she walled.
 And Dad says if I am such an ass as to leave college. why can go hang. I can't let you see his letter. darling, it is too profane; but I can make n safe bet that your Uncle Tom and he have both chewed the matter over and neither is willing to put up the dough
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cottage could make in every "A hours. The creation of the world seemed a simple feat compared with their days labor at Dubois Point. Then there was the fear that the boarders might leave. they were paying so we'll, and the honeymoon bills looked as though they might be paid off if all went well. It was astonishing that they did not leave; their beds were seldom ever made until sunset; the meals were never on time, and provided out of tin cans most of the time, and the cottage was in a general state of chaos.
 The young husband and wife honest ly tried to make the best of bad situ- ation, not only for their boarders, but in trying to help themselves. The boarders certainly must have had the patience of Job and the digestion of an ostrich, though they never com plained and were always delightful company. Mr. Russell Radford was a very quiet, very neatly dressed man in the late sos, and Mrs. Keel, a widow, was about the same age. Neither gave any information about himself. It was hard to tell what station of life they belonged to. Apparently they were in terested in each other. or the life at Dubois Point would not have satisfied
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
The East Is East---

and the silk stockings maybe" she pondered. Then, Its just like a nov ing picture out the window. Only I'm moving instead of it. Isn't it grand!"
 By the third day the grandness had begun to pail. The monotony of the wide prairie country, the hot stuffiness of the cars, and the loneliness pslted at Molly's staunch little heart till she almost wished she hadn't come. The folks who spoke to her talked too much about cities and lobster salads, and the folks she'd like to talk to looked mill lion-airy. The dining car was the joli- est, reelingest place ever, and the lit tie silver plates swallowed so many of Molly's shabby bills that she finally stayed away and munched nuts squir- rel fashion and sobfully. The nights were pretty bad, too. A moving pic ture for a bed was not so thrilling, after all.
 As she neared her journeys end Molly began to grow actually fright ened, but she didn't know why. She could see so far and it seemed as if the good old Atlantic must be over wonder, and it never was-only more wide sweeps of land sun parched. brown,
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sick for the apple trees"
 T will notl" Molly laughed. 'I want to find things different" Then she added without the least malice in the world, "I want to find folks differ ent, too"
 They are I've heard" Len remarked briefly. "If you want the fun they'll give you. and that's all, I'm sorry. Moll. You needn't think you're going to find a man out there that likes you better than do. It can't be done, girl. Nice manager! Umph!"
 You funny boy!" Molly laughed, but she was thinking right hard.
 The next week Molly Sanders start cd on the journey of her life, waving cheery good-bys to the family. but see ing longest under the cindery station roof the sober face of Leonard Ray as 1t still pleaded for her not to go.
 He's a selfish old thing" Molly told herself. as she watched the dingy city roofs and then the soft green fields and white birches and apple trees slip by. A tear stole down her pink cheeks and landed on her white cotton gloves. I'd like to know what I'm crying for. Be- cause he gave me the preserved ginger
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
By Elsie Endicott

them for three weeks at the high rate of board they were paying. Byron said it was robbery, and once nervously suggested to Mrs. Keel that they were not receiving their moneys worth, but she gently but with dignity said every thing was as they expected.
 Doing the unusual always comes to climax. It was a cool morning, when the locusts sizzled around and the lake looked like calm before a storm. Mignon, very white and tired. was frying steak over the gas stove and Byron, with hair as long as his poet namesake, and two days growth on his chin, was scraping new pota- toes, when in walked the two board CTS, looking very cool in white gar ments, and also out of place in tho general muddle of unwashed dishes of the tiny kitchen. which in the old days Nakito, the little Japanese cook, kept immaculate.
 Mrs. Keel coughed gently, "Mr. and Mrs. Murdock, we wish to inform you that we are leaving you as boarders today; but your people wish us to stay on and take care of the cottage, so that you can both have rest. To explain, Mrs. Murdock's uncle will arrive to-
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clements outside were in F perfect harmony with the = conditions which prevailed thin. Tho waves dashed white Irsped over tho sea wall in mountains
 ~, the wind roared and lashed To Neavy rain against the windows. pile leaden-hued clouds gave no DO Of sunshine for hours to come. |Mignon Murdock sat at the break- Y. table swabblng her pretty eyes th a very moist and futile apology handkerchief. while her husband A week stood with his hands thrust bply into his pocket. his good look boyigh face as troubled as the sea Has gazing at out of the expensive rtment window.
 What are you going to do. Byron?" ne in quavering accents from the la.
 Dor Blest if I know. unless it is cone for q few thousands. I never lined that the people would take marriage like this. thought they ad be hopping mad for few days then turn round and say Bless
 my children Biggest surprise in li seems like ghastly night
 to me. What does your Uncle
 sayH Read 1t again, sweetheart"
 boy came and sat down by his
 wife and gave her a protecting
 Ia.
 mon dabbed away a fresh gush of
 and spreading out the fatal let
 cad between gulping sobs:
 Dear children-Since you have
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
By Joella Johnson

ported to her hut, and there she estab- lished a permanent little shelter for the sick. She had investigated and found that the nearest hospital was miles away and many folks had died while waiting to be taken there. There was plenty of illness down in this hot country, especially when the element was foreign. When they received their first check for services rendered the government, Hal set about fixing up the little shelter house and it really looked like an up-to-date city sanitari- um when he was through touching it up. Clara did the nursing. Hal did the washing, baking and cooking, while Dr. Morrison from town attended. With the money they took in as their share Hal invested in a little piece of land. Then he doubled it and tripled it, and with the proceeds derived from that they invested in machinery to draw oil from the ground where Hal had discovered it one day.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
By Parke Whitney

fields and meadows But Norton Frost, manager, was nice and jolly and West ern. There was that to be thankful for.
 The second week he asked Molly to go to the show with him. She went. and cried softly all through the big picture because it had soft pretty hills and farmers in it that reminded her we'll, hills and all-of Leonard Ray, whose letter had just about broken her heart that morning, it had been so lonesome sounding.
 After that first evening. in spite of the tears, Norton took Molly about rather often to quaint restaurants and theaters and parks, with the palms and miles of roses, and to museums that had all the wondrous things Molly had ever dreamed about. So Molly Saunders ought to have been happy, especially since the handsome Norton told her occasionally that he liked her more and more: and it had always been the secret wish of Molly's roman tic little heart to marry a real live Westerner. But, with all this, Molly missed something
 She had the desert heat Len had
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warned her about; she had all the can dy she could eat; the honey life at her aunt's, besides the attention of Norton Frost. But with all this Molly's throat got lumpier and lumpier, and sue couldn't tell for the life of her why. Then one evening out in City Park. like a story book exactly, the great Norton Frost asked little Molly to marry him, and he told her about the white bunga- low in the suburbs where they would live, with the oranges and figs and nec- tarines and tree-high rose bushes il their back yard, and no earthquakes or thunder showers ever, and delicious, cool evenings, and
 Its, what I've always dreamed about" sighed Molly. All those things and a real son of the Golden West for a husband"
 Norton laughed. "Then it's settled, little Molly, and we can be married in the fall?''
 Then suddenly Molly dashed away so fast that she stepped on the prick Hest cactus in the park.
 You mustn't kiss me, ever, MT. Frost" she stammered. You see T." Molly got on the other side of the
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flat, so different from the hard, scary mountains that had been threatening to tumble down on the train, and so horribly different from the snugly lit tie hills and apple trees at home.
 "1 wanted it to be different" Molly told herself bravely. But I didn't know it was going to be lonely differ ent."
 Uncle and Aunt met her at the sta tion and hardly gave.her a chance to get the awful sticky black washed off and a fresh blouse on before they took her to the candy store. They're short of help, and the manager, Norton Frost, is keeping the place open for you. You've got to pitch right in,' said Uncle.
 And Molly pitched in bravely, learn ing candy, candy prices, candy smiles and sweltering in the new kind of heat that seemed to be willing her to a fraz- gle. What stuffy place the city was! And foggy; and then it never rained. Umbrellas were only needed for Mol ly's tears nights after she went to bed funny tears; almost as if their own CT were homesick. And wasn't the city packed! No extra room. like Lens
New Britain herald., 1921-01-31
Where Roads End

So it was Harrison Van De Veer, Jr., stepped from the train at little by station down in Texas and took the name of Hal Jones, Clara was with him hand in hand Within a week she had made little draw curtains for the windows of their little hut and Hal had gone to town regularly each day to fetch back some varnish for the floor or some tacks to hang the pie lures on or some oilcloth for the lit tie table which served as kitchen. din- ing and library table all in one.
 Hal had gone repeatedly to look for a job, for the one hundred dollars cap ital which he had taken along with him was slowly but surely dwindling down into cents.
 When they had got down to their last twenty-dollar note Clara concocted q scheme in her mind while she was ly- ing awake one night late staring into the dark but seeing only poverty clos ing upon them by degrees. She would
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grocery store he too ran out and fol- lowed the crowd.
 It was the outbreak. The famous Mexican outbreak as the paper said, If one outbreak is any more famous than another. But here it was in full swing and help was needed on the American border.
 There was a skirmish, a battle and then Clara used her skill. She had always been an adept at making the best of things and she proved her skill here. A hospital was erected in no time on the screened porch of the gro cery store and sheets and bandages made and rolled from old muslin bor- rowed from the community. Clara had won her battle, the battle for a living.
 The little skirmish had opened the way for real future for both Hal and Clara or better known in the Northern gossip centers as MT and Mrs. Harri- son Van De Veer, Jr.
 Clara had all the little things trans
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5 Harrison Van De veer. now
 Hal Jones. Texas rancher and good fellow all around. ls dim light of his den. he lift heavy embossed stationery on Tas scrawled a few lines and letter over and over. Clara, came in, wiping her hands in ham apron. and with one arm lis neck. she. too, scanned the Tith a whimsical little smile around the corners of her plays funny tricks. oh, ClaraY". ed up at her with a most lying glance. ght us how to live, dear." she and then. drawing a little lon from a nearby chair. she pn the floor and took her seat he feet of her adorable Hal.
 been three years since the D Harrison Van De veer came H>5 byn in Texas on the open n0R makes his home. He had pd from his home, family,
 d fortune all because he had be girl of his choice.
 ng to the rules of the ex-
 ciety set in which he had
 days since babyhood with his
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tered Sally. but then--I suppose l will have to go. as he has been so good to father since his illness"
 Two o'clock came and Horace drew up in front of sally's door. we'll pro tected from the Winters cold by his rcd scarf securely wrapped around his head. and his fine looking sleigh. as he supposed.
 Ready. Sally" shouted Horace ip q
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go to town and hire out as child s nurse. They had both made solemn promise to each other that they would never go back to Harrison Van De veer, ST., seeking help until they knew they were welcome, and it was months now since they had left, and not even a note from him.
 Now Clara had been a nurse and that profession she knew we'll. In fact that was how she met Harrison Van De Veer. IT,, for she had been nursing in a French relief hospital to which Harrison Van De Veer was brought in an emergency while on a business trip abroad.
 AS Clara dismounted. when they reached the town she was startled from her reverie by the sound of wild cries and everyone in the town seemed to have gone mad. Hal jumped from the horse and having installed Clara safely behind the sugar barrels in the