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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
LIKE OUTINGS IN WINTER

Winter camps in the North, give
boys opportunity for such exhilarat-
ing sports. MS sledging, skiing, skat-
ing, ands hockey. All these were. en-
joyed by the scouts in the various
northern winter camps during this
season, And hest Of all they were
enjoyed under expert leadership, all
troops being accompanied by men
versed in nature study. At the great
camp, for boys of, New York city,
Capt. II. Beard and other borough
, council executives were present. Cap
tain Beard, who Is a nephew of the
famous scout Dan" Beard, national
scout commissioner, was recently made
scout executive for the Borough of
Manhattan.
The Minneapolis winter camp was
directed by w. c. VESSELS, formerly
of the office of the, national camping
department of the Boy Scouts of
America in New York. Mr.. Vessels
is a graduate of the New York state
college of forestry at Syracuse, and
in December was called to Minneapo-
lis by the boy scouts council there to
take the Office of director of camping
and outdoor activities. His schedule
calls for an all-year-round program of
weekend and winter camping.
In these winter activities scouting
is proving the success of its an
nounced policy of making campcraft
an all-year-round program. Some of
the advantages of winter camping and
weekend camping during the winter
months are that a larger enrolment
is thus made than was ever made
through summer camping. In winter
camps the boys are not bothered by
flies, mosquitoes, and other insects,
snakes and other reptiles, and numer-
Gus other pests, including park loaf
ers and tramps. Food keeps better,
and then, of course, there is the slim
ulating effect of the eXhilarating win
ter air. Also in most cities boys in
winter are enabled to camp nearer
home than they are in the summer
time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
THE sEAScoUT MANUAL.

OF great value to all scouts is the
SeaScout Manual, the latest publica-
ton of the seascOuts' branch Of the
Boy Scouts of America. 1t brings up
points i'm real scouting which hitherto
have been sighted to degree. 1t
treats thoroughly cloud study and the
use Of the barometer and psychrom-
eter. The United States weather bu-
reau signal flags are shown. Knot
ting and splicing are matters which
interest scouts as well as seascouts.
These are well illustrated by detailed
sketches. 1t teIls also how to make
one of those handy seabags and tote
straps; how to correct compass so
if will point true north.
Any boy interested in becoming a
seascout may get the necessary infor-
nation by applying to the boy scout
headquarters in his locality, or If there
is none, by writing to the chief sea-
scout at boy scout national headquar-
tiers in New York city. Seascouting
is not limited to the Seacoast or to
other waterfronts. Boys out on the
prairies can organize, seascout troops
and lot of them have done 1t.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
Pioneers Prairie Bunk.

The necessity of finding more con-
venient and comfortable. place than
the ground upon which to sleep pro-
duced the "prairie bunk" This one
legged bedstead, now a piece of furni-
ture Of the past, was improvised by
the pioneer In a unique manner. A
forked stake was driven into the
ground at a proper distance from the
corner of the room and upon it poles.
usually of hickory, were laid reaching
from each wall. These poles, where
they touched the walls, rested in the
openings between the logs or were
driven into auger holes. Upon these
poles Stats of clapboard were placed,
or linden bark was interviewer from
pole to pole. Sometimes an old-fash
Toned cord bed" was made by using
Eastwood bark for the cord On this
framework the housewife spread her
straw tick or piled the luxurious
mound of her homemade feather bed.
Such sleeping place was usually
known as a prairie bedstead," but
sometimes it was called a prairie
rascal. "-Mildred ]. Sharp, in the Pal
impsest.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
COURTESAN OF LOVELY ORIGIN
Eady {. Hamilton Rose to High, If
Anomalous, Position, Solely
Through Her Great Beauty.

Lady Hamilton, who, during the
latter part of the Eighteenth century,
was a world figure, and whose activ-
tiles did much to change history, was
born of blacksmith and cook. The
time was to come when she was bed
fellow with the queen of Naples, and
close friend to kings and princes as
we'll as the wife of the British ambas-
sador to Italy, and mistress of the
great Nelson, but it was as Emma
Lyon that she began her career of
mastering power and authority by her
woman's beauty ~and Wiles.
While walking along the street at
the age of sixteen she saw an Old
schOolfellow in the hands of a press
gang that was about to convey him
aboard a British ship bound for forced
service. She went to Captain Payne,
commander of the ship, and begged
his release. The captain agreed-on
a condition. The girl accepted it and
gave up her honor to save her friend.
The captain paid dearly for his act
shortly afterward as the young beau
ty. went about the town charging mp
bills of enormous amounts and he
was forced to settle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
thermometers Grow Old.

Even thermometers become old and
consequently inaccurate with age. IRer-
cnrial instruments reading too high
and spirit instruments toe low. &In the
former case the bulb appears to
shrink, thus forcing the quicksilver
too far up the stem. This gradual
shrinkage is supposed to be due to the
fact that the external pressure on the
bulb may be considerably higher than
the internal pressure, the air as far
as possible having been. removed be-
fore the glass is sealed.
On the other hand, the spirit Their
mometer is sealed with the bulb COW
cred in a freezing mixture, in order
to lock up in the glass as much air as
possible. The instrument thus: starts
with the internal pressure which in
time appears to be reduced either by
expansion of the, glass under the in
ternal pressure or by leakage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
HERE ATHOME
Morrisville Citizens Gladly
Testify and Confidently
Recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills.

1t is testimony like the following that
has placed Doan's Kidney Pills so ia,
above competitors. When people RICH
here at home raise their voice in praise
there is no room lett for doubt. Read the
public statement of Morrisville citizen,
a. n. St. Louis, farmer, Bridge street
says; l have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and got excellent results from them.
When I first used Doan's was in agony
with my back and kidneys and believethe
trouble was caused by being on my feet so
much. My back was lame and sore and
| found it very hard to stoop over. NV
kidneys were weak and the secretions
highly colored. / heard of Doan's Kidney
Pills and got few boxes at Chenev's
Drug Store. In a short time they fixed
me up and am glad to say good word
for medicine like Doan's. higely rec
ommend them.'' - l.l..s tTC-Tts.
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get ,Doan's Kid.
uey Pills the same-that Mr.. ST. Louis
had. Foster-MRbun Co., Mrs, Buffalo.
NY. =. - 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
After April 1st.

One hundred and fifty two dog license.
we're issued at the Town Clerk S office ur
to the evening of April 1st, and CORE.
spending number of capering CANNES are
once more granted leave to exist for an.
other twelve months. 1t is interesting to
note that the number of collie and shep.
herd dogs exceeds any other breed licensed,
more than half the total number, Sc to be
exact, being Of that breed. Evidently the
thrifty farmer appreciates four. footed as
sistance in this time of scarce help. Bulls
are second in favor, with 81 70 their Gre dit
and the balance is divided between hounds
fox terriers, spaniels, airdales, and two or
three frankly confessed nongrels. As to
names, the good old stard-bys like Prince,
Major, Tip, Teddy, Buster, etc. are in the
lead. "Zintka" was the most unusual
canine cognomen, owned by the bull ter
rier of Mrs. H. ]. Edmunds. The original
Zintka was an Indian princess. The most
appropriate name was that given to the
hound owned by Hugh Campbell, Music.
Guess" the property of Arthur Brown is
sure teaser.
Last year 155 dogs we're licensed, but
this number will undoubtedly be exceeded
this year after all delinquents are heard,
from.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
Beard and Mustache Defended.

DR.. Arjan Das, in the Indian Medi-
cal Journal, deplores the, fashion for
cropped hair which is gaining in India.
He says hair is an additional orna-
ment for a rich woman, and often the
only ornament of the poor. The shaw
ing of mustache and the epilation of
nasal hairs is bad, as they prevent the
introduction of even minute particles
Of dust entering the nose. Worse still
is the increasing practice of shaving
the beard. rs this protects the throat
and hinders dental neuralgia. Shaving
has become the fashion both with
Hindus and Mohammedans, though
bearded man among the latter is
shown more respect.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
DAHL ed vll LONDON TOWN
Beck Wells, Bel tifuI MadcsP, Wen
Known Chan fter Durlndgthe
" Reisn crGeorse lIl.A
N %aFsss.sy- Va0.u.,I

Becky Wells, beautiful English act.
ress, journalist and author, was born
in 1859, married at eighteen, and
few months later saw herS husband de-
sert her for her bridesmaid. She
went to London and won success by,
her beauty. when she went on the
Stage. She took up with Edward Top
ham, an eccentric, and they estab-
lished a newspaper that thrived on
scandal. rsi l-ies eft
~ Becky took. to wearing furs In sum-
mer and muslins in winter, which per-
haps stamps her as a woman in adj.
vance Of her age. She hired hackney
: coaches to- drive her to" Oxford or
Cambridge for her health, and her
vagaries were the talk of the town.
she imagined that she was irresisti-
BILE and took it into her head, to in
fatuate George III, the dull king
whose only, redeemlng virtue was his
apparent faithfulness to his wife. She
was thrown into Jail by her creditors,
and there she infatuated a Moor, son
of the prime minister of Morocco, who
had been sent to7prison for contempt
of court. They were welded in fail
with festivities that lasted a week and
which cost the bridegroom $1,000. Her
husband, Joseph Sumbel, then secured
his release by paying his brother $780,
600 and he also paid Becky's creditors
and took her with him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06

Observation-Disclosures delay.
| Congressman King is one of an n-
creassing number Of Republicans in the
House who are urging quick action
+ on Philippine aindependenee. Mr..
King is the author of a bill which pro-
vides that within one year the Philip
pine government, Under presidential
proclamation, may assemble a conven-
ton and frame a constitution.
After the constitution ratified BY
the Filipino people the President may
recognize the Philippine islands Ms. "a
separate and self.goyerning5 nation
| The transfer of authority is to be
completed within one year. Provision
is made. for safeguarding American in
vestments in the Philippines and for
the providing of coalng stations and
submarine bases ip the islands by, the
I United States.
Word from the Philippines is that
the people expect early independence
and will be sorely disappointed if they
do not get it. tgltl las sff.
mo. nation has the right" said Con-
gresham King" hold another people
in peonage, even though it may be
argued by the professoriate that the
condition is simply one of 'tutelage.
"a little more observance of the
golden rule in national and interna-
tional affairs would soon dispel that
desire for exploitation, the fiercest foe
of freedom in the world today
"When we went to the Philippines
we declared before the whole world
that we were not actuated by any self
ish desire of conquest or territorial
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but solely by humane
tartan impulses"
Congressman King called attention
to the fact that Filipinos are now
raising funds to erect a monument to-
Admiral Dewey, which he said was in
directly tribute to the American peo-
pie as well as to Dewey. He recalled
the cable that Dewey had sent to
President Mckinley, which was as
follows:
"In my opinion these people Gill
pinos) are superior in intelligence and
more capable of self government than
the natives of Cuba, and am familiar
with both"
Congressman King then recited the
preamble to the Jones law, passed
August %, 1915, and declared it was
definite pledge of Independence. The
preamble stated sit is as it has always
been the purpose of the people Of
the United States to withdraw their
sovereignty over the Philippine Islands
and to recognize their independence as
soon as stable government can be
established therein"
Congressman King stated there was
no question but that the Filipinos had
established the specified stable gov
eminent and, therefore, it is the
solemn duty of the United States to-
grant the promised independence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
LOCAL N Il w S
Y ar S-.-all ';.!.--'S W'g~1I
ENoRRsWLE
NJ and MRS. Al l. ch2Asy wre Wis
toys in BtSlington lastswesk.sAa ~ =

Misses Annie and Susie Bigelow of Stowe
spent Thursday with friends in town.
nc. M. Chaplin Has rented the apartment
! in the rear of his hone on Jersey Heights
to David Hamilton and wife.
Mrs. Rdsbn GiGer j j.. and iittle son of
Randolph came 'Friday&night for stay
with the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M.'HDl.
trland. and Marguerite Palmer, Of ST..
Johnsbury have beeu guests during the
past week of their aunt, Mrs. w. M, Sar-
gent. at her home on Park street
: H. A. Snalley and wife returned Friday
from Burlington, where they have been
attending the automobile show held under
the auspices of the Ethan Allen Club.
Fayette Ovitt of Enosburg Falls return.
ed home Friday morning, after spending
ten days in town during which time he
oversaw the installation of new switch
Jboard"in the exchange ofthe Citizens Tele-
phone Co.
The Egg supper served at. the Metho-
dist Chtrch on last Wednesday evening
was pronounced success, the ladies TAX
ing in over fifty dollars. > The affair was
in charge OF Mrs. J. Frank Jackson. Eas-
ter decorations Of yellow and white were
arranged by Mrs. In5z. Cornell, and added
much to the attractiveness Of the tables.
The University ofVermont closed March
31st for two weeks and among the STU
dents who are spending the vacation at
their homes here are:'The Misses Thelma
,Edmunds, Madeline Gates, Mary Batten,
Phyllis Hill, Eleanor Downey, Florence
Woodland, Merle Smalley,, Harold Gates,
Ray Smalley, Glehdon Goddard, MAX
Stewart and Raymond Warren i'e
Mrs. Harrison Dodge entertained eight
ladies on Wednesday evening of last week
at her home on Congress street, the occa-
sion being one of the series of Woman's
club parties which are being given this sea-
son. Five hundred was the order of the
evening and foot prize goingto Mrs. Helen
Shaw. Refreshments of ice-cream with
maple sauce and cake were served. o.,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
WORLD LEAGUE OF SCOUTS

The following verses from The
Trail. official organ of the London
Scout council, voice the feeling of
the 301 picked Boy Scouts of Amer
lea who made the journey to the
Jamboree of the scouts of all coun-
tries in England last summer:
The Jamboree! the Jamboree T'''
What does it mean to- you and me?
1t means the quest of world wide Youth,
To reassert a sacred Truth,
Which, half-forgot neglected, waits
Till wiser men are building states:
The sacred Truth that Loves the source
OF lasting powr; not naked Force.
It means that Boyhood, eager, stands
Around the Chief, all joining hands
To find a bond a Common Cause sss,
Within the compass of His laws
Common Cause that needs efface
The feuds of creeds, of rank and race,
The selfish greed that basely thrives-
And pays it's dividends in lives
Shall stand abashed, and even learn -.'
New wisdom from Scouts Good Turn.
The Jamboree! the Jamboree!
What does II mean to you and me?
1t means vow, a pledge, pact
To love, to serve to think, to act.
1t means a League of Boys-and then.
The worldwide League of full-grown
menl
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
PREFERRED TO LIVE ALONE
Water-Hog Chose Lonely Existence In
English Pond to the Conflne-
ment of Menagerle.

Two years ago large and intelli-
gent water-hog from South America,
tired of the local British menagerie
which exploited him and his brethren,
crept away, and took up his abode in
pond at Manning's heath, Sussex.
There he lived a hermit-like existence
swimming diving, or scrambling
along the fringe of *he pond by way
of exercise, and harming no man, I'M
til quite recently young foal disput,
ed his claim TO the, lake. The three
feet-long water-hog had the impu-
tdence' to chase the foal, and suffered
death at the hands of a gamekeeper
for his misdemeanor. The hogs life
in the SUSSEX pond is regarded as all
the more strange because feweof his
species have survived the English
climate. Such. creatures abound on
the river banks in South America,
and, while possessing the skin and
bristles of an ordinary hedgehog, can
swim and dive like a fish, often re-
manning under water v-for~-lengthy'
periods. They have long, curiously
nodded teeth, (which, enable, them. to
grind toea' pup the vegetable matter
that forms their sustenance, and al,
low it to pass down the very narrow
passage of their throat. THEY Bark
and growl like dogs, and are alto
gether unpleasant animals 'lwhen
reused. The Manning pond specimen
was regarded by the villagers as quite,
harmless, however, and they deplored
its nntimely end.-London Mail, {
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06

Discussing Philippine independence
the governor general said:
Il can see in the future a very
beautiful. vision. When the flag of
the Philippine republic shall be hoist
ed, when the Stars and Stripes will
come floating down to the strains of
The Star Spangled Banner'-that flsgs
Old Glory, so rich in happy and hons
orable achievements, will be made
doubly dear because it will mean that
the United States will have kept its
word to the people of the Philippine
Islands"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
Stowe Legion Present Play
Successfully

Donald Mcmahon Post of Stowe pre-
sented the play THE American Flag al
the Town Hall here on Friday evening
last to large and enthusiastic audience
The play was of a decidedly dramatic char
acter, involving scenes and situation dur.
ing the World War, and the several parts
we're well taken and efficiently handled
by members Of the legion and their friends
Following the play alarge number remain
ed to dance to the jazzful music of ellis
Orchestra.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
School Of journalism In Philippines

School Of journalism In Philippines
Manila.-A school Of journalism, the
first in the Far East, has been estab-
lished at the University of the Philip
pines, in Manila. pa
Admission to the School OF Journal
Ism is limited to third and fourth year
students who have shown marked
ability In the use OF English. The
course Is open to both men and wo-
men. A class of about 80 registered
at the opening of the journalistic
course.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
I. 100 NEW SCOUTS IN A WEEK.

Baltimore recently had an intensive
scout educational week the declared
purpose of which was so effectively
carried out that LOO new scouts
were enrolled in that city. - -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
EARLY-RISING BOY SCOUTS.

An innovation not likely to become
general, throughout the national or
ganization has been made by Wig
gins (Miss.) boy scouts. They meet
for drill at $3.50 every morning.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
ONE DEFINITION OF SCOUTING.

The scout executive Of Macon, Ca,
III. o. Hunter. puts forth this defini-
ton: scouting is the boy in the man
coming into contact with the man In
the boy"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
sVySzaszz xaEHM1
ASKS INDEPENDENCE
FOR PHILIPPINES

Manila. - Fran
els Burton Harrf--
son, former gov
ernor general Of
the Philippine Is
lands, offered to
tender his resig-
nation e G h t e e n
months ago upon
condition that theI
Secretary of War
rec o m m e n d to
President wilson
that a Filipino De
appointed his sue
cessor. He made
the offer while In
w a S h in ct o n In
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
CONGRESSMAN
FAVOR FILIPINO
INDEPENDENCE
re- %
Washington

Washlngton.-lle
appointed hour 1is
here let the PHIL
ippines be free"
This was the key
note Of a speech by
Congressman Ed
ward j. King of nli-i
nois, I Republican) !
in WHICH The revfew-
ed the American oc-i
'cupation Of The is
lands from the first
day to the present
time. He declared
that, t h e I'm 1T e d
States was honor,
a1L -, |
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06

Most dis6guring skin eruptions, scrof-
ula, pimples, ETC., are due to impure
blood. Burdock Blood Bitters as,
cleansing blood tonic. is well recon.
mended. SIPS at all stores.-adv't.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-04-06
1t Means Good Fortune to

gppears in d Dream and with i'kgard[to
most of'them theNeracles are defnite
enough. But with regard to peas the
interpretations are rather confusing
and at times contradictory, The great
majority of the mysticsI however, see
In n dream of peas a. fortunate omen
for those engaged in business.
z. Many tof the oracles speak of a
dream of eating peas as that most ia
vorable for business success and make
no mention of a dream Of merelv see
ing Peas without eating them. One or
two qualify the good omen OF dream
of eating peas by specifying that they
must SEEM LUSCIOUS to the taste" in
order that the dream may attain its
full benefcence. These same oracles
Insist that the peas eaten in the dream
be cooked for, say they, to dream of
eating raw peas implies veXations and
disappointments.
One or two lonely prophets say that
to see green peas in a dream Is q sign
of good health, but If they are cooked
1t is sign of Illness. This with re-
gard to the being cooked is, 1t wifi be
seen, at direct variance with the vast
majority of the mystic interpretations
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
HOLDS HEART, PATIENT DIES
Surgeon at Clinic in Switzerland criti-
cized by Students for Un-
usual Act.

Geneva, SwitZerland.-The cantonal
government has ordered an inquiry into
an extraordinary operation performed
by the chief surgeon at a hospital, who
extracted the heart from man named
Pasche.
Pasclle shot himself, the bullet pierre
ing his heart. The surgeon spoke for
20 minutes to the Mortified students
with the live heart in his hands
At the end of the lecture, when the
man was dead, the students protested
to the surgeon. who dismissed their
objections with the remark that the
patient would have died anyhow with
in few hours
Authorities are not satisfied with
this explanation, While the victims
relatives think Of bringing a civil ac-
tion for damages.