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The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-18
TERCENTENARY STAMPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
 AT LOCAL POSTOFFICE

,, Postage stamps in commemoTation of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrims, in December, 1920, can be had at the local postoffice. These stamps are issued in pursu- ance of section f of public resolu- ton No. 42, Sixty-sixth congress, approved May 13, 1920, providing as follows: That the postmaster gen. eral is hereby authorized and direct cd to issue special series of postage stamps, in such denominations and of such design as he may determine, commemorative of the three hundrdth anniversary. of the landing of the Pilgrims at Providence and Ply. mouth, Massachusetts.
 The stamps are issued in three de- examinations, as follows: One cent, green; subject The Mayflower."
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-18
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ln case of FIRE, and when calling the tele- phone operator to give the ALARM, be sure and state location of FIRE to said operator. During an ALARM and FIRE, priority ser- vice to the fire department over the central telephone switchboard will be given above everything else. During an ALARM and when the SIREN is blowing, kindly remember that the operator on duty cannot answer all calls.
 Subscribers want to know simultaneously the location of the FIRE. To avoid this in future, the above priority to the fire depart n1ent will be first. Business, commercial and industrial second. Residence subscrib- CTS third
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The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-18

During the same series of experi- ments-which can be duplicated by any, one interested-Mrs Andrea fried 2412 lbs. of potatoes in 2 lbs. of Mazola,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
Lesson in Honors to
Founders of Nation

1t is always fitting that Washing
tons birthday should be made a spe-
cial occasion for impressing on all just
what his achievements and those of
his associates who established the gov
eminent of the United States and
founded a nation really mean. While
there has never been any lack Of en-
thusiasm over the man who was first
in war, first in peace and first in the
hearts of his countrymen. it Is well
that the full significance of what cluS-
tiers about the name and fame of
Washington shall be set out beyond
all peradventure.
1t is not only the uniformed alien
who fails to understand our debt to
the past. so, despite the highly intel
ligcnt and intensive efforts of the pub
lie schools to deal with Washington
as the great national hero. the eX-
traordinary nature of the government
of a people and by people and for
people which his efforts set up cam
not be too emphatically described,
since we all tend to get rusty on his
toric facts and altogether too many
forget that blatant idealistic reform
ers the world over today are claiming
as freshly discovered panaceas some
of the simplest practices laid down by
the forefathers in the MayflOwer,
again in 1776, and finally in the Con-
stitution of 1877. That the forefa-
theirs, with Washington and Jefferson
and Lee In the lead in the construc-
TO be practical men, as well as ideal
fists believing in certain great princi-
pies that lie at the base Of human
freedom, and established human liber-
ty under conditions that protected
each from the other, obliterating class
distinctions, is not the least thing to
their credit.
AS pulpit and platform draw the
lessons from what the past affords in
the way of men and principles as eX-
emplarS for all time, ii will be the part
of wisdom If the simple, undisputed
facts as to what this great experiment
did set out TO do and has accom-
plished be brought home 10 all. For
after all, it is the overwhelming ac-
Qualities of a free government main
tanned by free people that gives the
luster to the name of Washington as
the father and founder and justifies
all that the most eXtravagant eulogy
may pronounce as to his claims to
an afrectionate Immortality.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
EDEN
Death of Harlan w. Shattuck

This community was saddened by the
death OF Harlan W. Shattuck. who passed
away at his home at Burlington Wednes
day, Jan. &c. He underwent an operation
| for cancer about six weeks before his
death, but because OF the advanced stage
of the disease, he failed rapidly from that
time until death came.
Mr.. Shattuck was born in Eden May
"a, 1870 son of Martin and Mary Will
bur Shattuck. He lived his whole life in
this town until the fall of 1918 when he
bought residence in Burlington and
moved there. He graduated from Peoples
Academy at Morrisville and afterwards
entered the mercantile business with his
father which he carried on very successfully
until he sold out in the fall of 1918. In
1890 he married Susan Dodge of Norris
vile. Three children were born to them
Roy l. who died in France in Dec 1918,
Zelda, now Mrs. Nathan Allen of Roches-
ter, N. Y, and Vivian, who lives at home
and is attending school. He has one grand
child, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Nathan Allen. Mr.. Shattuck held several
town offices, consisting Of school director,
Selectman and town Treasurer, he was
town treasurer at the time he gave up his
business and left iowa. He also rep
resented the town in Legislature.
The funeral was held from the Corners
Church Saturday, Jan. 20, with burial
in the family lot at the Corners. Rev. c.
c. Adams of Burlington officiated. Itwa,
Masonic funeral, Lowell Whitney, Mas.
tet, in charge and the Masonic burial Was
very impressive.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mrs. H. w. Shattuck, Mrs.
Mildred Shattuck, Miss Vivian Shattuck,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Green of Burlington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Allen of Rochester,
N. Y, Maynard Fillmore offs Johnsbury,
MIR. and Mrs. F. E Fuller of Barton, Mr..
and Mrs. Belle of Westfeld, Mir. and Mrs
Bert Potter and Frank Potter of Wolcott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sargent, son and |
daughter of Johnson, and J. T. Stevens of
Hyde Park.
There were large and beautiful floral
offerings. which spoke a silent tribute of
The esteem in which Mr.. Shattuck was
held. He was buried with Masonic honors
by the members of the Mt. Norris Lodge of
Eden, of which he had been member for
many years,
Mr.. Shattuck was highly respected
,itizen who had made very large ac-
luantance because of the business which
lie had carried on for SO many years. He
caves large number of relatives, besides
lis immediate family and.a host of friends,
o mourn his loss.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09

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important and historical changes in the
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We offer this unequalled newspaper and
NEWS AMI CITIZEN together for one
year to our VT subscribers for 81 to
out-of- state subscribers for 1885.
The regular subscription price nf the
papers is $500 in state and so outside
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
Education Might Be
Termed Passion of
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln once gave to a
casual acquaintance whom he met on
a railway train the following particu-
lars as to his education:
"Well, as to education, the newSpa-
| pers are correct. / never went to
| school more than six months in my life.
l can say this: that among my earliest
recollections l remember how, when
q mere child, l used to get irritated
when anyone talked to me in a way
1 could not understand. / do not think
l ever got angry at anything else in
my life; but that always disturbed
my temper and has ever since. l can
remember going to my little bedroom
after hearing the neighbors talk of
an evening with my father, and spend
ing no small part of the night walk
ing up and down and trying to make
out what was the exact meaning of
some of their, to me, dark sayings.
could not sleep, although tried to,
when l got on such hunt for an idea
until l had caught it; and when /
thought 1 had got it was not salts
fled until 1 had put it in language
plain enough, as l thought, for any
boy knew to comprehend. This was
a kind of passion with me and has
stuck by me; for am never easy now,
when l am handling a thought, until
l have bounded it north and bounded
it south and bounded it east and
bounded it west"
Supplementing these "reminiscences
by few extracts from an article in
the Encyclopedia Britannica we learn
of Lincoln that "His own mother
taught him to read, and his stepmoth-
er urged him to study. He read and
reread in early bOyhOod the Bible,
AesOp, Robinson Crusoe,' Pilgrims
Progress NNeem's Life of Washing
ton and History of the United
States, and later read every book he
could borrow from the neighbors,
Burns and Shakespeare becoming ia
vOrites. He borrowed grammar and
other books sought explanations from
the village schOolmaster, and began
to read law. In 1884 his political
friend and colleague, John Todd Stu
art a lawyer in full practice, had
urged him to fit himself for the bar,
and had lent him text books; and
Lincoln, working diligently, was adj
mitted to the bar in September, 1886.
His mental qualities were-a quick
analytic perception, strong logical pow
ers, a tenacious memory, liberal es- |
innate and tolerance of the opinions |
of others, ready intuition of human |
nature; and perhaps his most valu- |
able faculty was rare ability to di- |
vest himself of all feeling or passion |
in weighing motives of persons or |
problems of state. His speech and |
dicton We're plain, terse, forcible. Re
lating anecdotes with appreciative hui
NOR and fascinating dramatic skill, he
used them freely and effectively in |
and argument. He had |
unchanging faith in self-gOvernmeEt. |
The people he said. are the rightful
masters of both congresses and courts,
not to overthrow the CONSTITUTION, but
TO overthrow the men who pervert
the constitution.
These words, just quoted, Of this
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
PUT GRANT AT DISADVANTAGE
lincoln's Little Story Probably More
Effective Than Any Long Argu-
ment Could Have Been.

One of the latest stories of Lin
coin is given here:
The President was visiting Grant
in his Virginia camp, and the general
was complaining of the interference
Of the Washington bureaucrats. "The
only use l have for the War depart
ment," he said finally, sis to furnish
me soldiers and supplies. But the
department mustn't interfere with me.
l am doing the country's work, and
mustn't be hampered."
"That reminds me-" said the Presi-
dent, meditatively, that reminds me
of a man / knew out in Sangamon
county,. Illinois. He was a deacon,
and had the long winded exhortation
habit. In fact, he had it so bad that
people began to stay away from meet
ing. One day the preacher met him.
Say, Deacon he said. 4 don't want
to curtail your religious fervor, but
you must shorten up your exhorta-
TONS You're killing off the member
ship Of the church. Cant help it,
said the deacon, I'm doing the Lords
work, and / mustn't be hampered.'
Grant laughed and temporarily
dropped the subject.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
WORK
MILDRED HOOKER.

Sometimes I'm rushed and in hurry
And everything goes wrong.
cannot read my shorthand notes
Or seem to get along.
Then, long for just one moment
To collect my scattered wits
When the "boss" comes with letter
And knocks my hopes to bits.
The time just fairly seems to fly,
And tits noon before know it.
Then 60 home and back again,
And on my work Igoit.
I'm tired when reach home that night
But tor all of that I'm happy
And feel kind of satisfied
For work makes ones Lille snappy.
II you don't believe what I'm saying,
You inst wait til there's no work,
And see if you "hadn't rather"
Work a lot than sit and shirk.
For the time goes by so slowly
That second drags away,
And an hour seems century
And minute seems day.
You feel awfully bored and restless,
And Tor work you even pray.
Now had't you rather work and work
Than feel bit that way3
hyde Park, VT, Feb. 5. '21.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
NORTH HYDE PARK
Deferred

Between forty and fifty couples attend
ed the dance last Friday night.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs
Manning is quite i'll with bronchial Group.
Mrs. Herbert Robertson is in Eden car.
ing for her sister, Mrs. Bert Parkhurst,
who is i'll.
Miss Arlie Bartlett and Percy Griswold
OF Morrisville were week END visitors at
A. H. Bartletts'.
Mrs Effie Whittemore and Miss Freda
Whitten1 Ore of Eden visited at c. M.
Griswo!ds, Sunday.
Miss Mary Hurlburt, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. Morton Manning, che
last few months. has gone to Centrevills
and will keep house for her father, Wyatt
.Turlburt.
Harry browne of Newport, Carroll
browne of Oakdale, Mass, and Mrs. Min
ME Laird OF Stowe have been in town,
called by the death of their mother, Mrs.
LAURA Dro"ne'
Ernest Clark of Wolcott came Wednes-
day last for his little child who has been
cared for by Mrs. Myrtle Burleson, the
last few months. The child has been
adopted by family living in Richford.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura browne was
held from the Seventh Day Adventist
Church Friday at p. m. Rev. Herman
Clark from BordervilIe preached the funer-
al sermon and burial was made in Johnson.
The usual number attended the neigh.
borhcod social last Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Cortez Foss. This week
conveyance will be furnished to all wish
ing to go to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
,H9gaboom on McKinstry Hill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
.Washington's inauguration as
the First Chief Executive

George Washington was inagurated first
President of the United States April 80.
1889. in New York city. which at that
time was the federal capital. During the
ceremonies, the chancellor administered
the oath with great elaboration and en-
phasis, after which Washington bowed
down, seized the Bible, kissed it, and eX-
claimed with closed eyes and much devo-
ton: II swear; so help me God"
Thereupon the chancellor declared, ut
is done" and turning to the crowd ex-
claimed: Long live George Washington
President of the United States" The
last named declaration on the part of
the chancellor was in imitation of mon
archical custom The error of this prac-
tice was, however, soon exposed and
abandoned but at the time the crowd
thought of nothing but the exciting solem-
nifty of the scene, and many who demon
stratively waved their hats were too over
come by emotion to join in the huzzas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
GARFIELD
Deterred)

H. S. Keeler and wife of Morristown
Corners we're guests on Davis Hill Sunday.
Miss Vera Gates has been confined to
the house by illness during the past week.
Chas. Jones and wife were guests at the
home of w. H, Jones, the first OF the week.
Gerald and Floyd Jones, spent the week
end with their amt. Mrs. Geo. Wheeler,
at the Centre.
Fred Churchill and family Of Crattsbury
visited Mrs. ChurchilPs mother, Mrs.
Laude LaPlant, on Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Wheeler. from the Centre,
visited at the home of her brother, Rod
xey Jones, the first Of the week.
Wayne Jackson and wife spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Lee Emerson
ana vile, on Hyde Park Plains.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
Financial Statement of LamOille
County.
Report of the Assistant Judges

Report of the Assistant Judges.
Pursuant to the requirements of
the General Laws of Vermont, We,
the assistant Judges of the County of
Lamoille, make and publish our re-
port for the twelve months ending
January 81, 1921, of such parts of
the Treasurer's Report as show the
income of the County for the past
year, the disbursements, the indebt-
edness of the County and such other
facts as we deem important relative
to the financial condition Of the
County, viz:
Current Expense Account.
Cash on hand Jan. 81, 1905 9S.5l
Reed IL p. C. county tax. .1225.35
Reed from State, Janitor SER. 1880
Reed from R. w. Hulburd, rent $500
Reed for cement, varnish. SAC
$1722.26
Disbursements.
Paid orders drawn by direc-
ton of Assist. Judges ..S1301 IA
Cash on hand Feb. II, 1921 ..42O.S2
s1722.26
County Buildings Account.
Cash on hand Jan. 81, 1920. 67.76
Reed from ten towns pc.
tax 80. 40S4.4s
S4150.25
Disbursements.
Paid Int. on Bonds ......S 270.O0
Paid and cancelled seven
bonds 80. 350O.09
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1921. 3S0.25
S4150.25
Orders Outstanding.
Orders drawn but not present
ed for payment ....S 22.51
Bonds outstanding Feb. /,
1921 ........ 100000
Given under our hands at Hyde Park
this 1st day February, 1921.
n. 4. Waterman
J. c. Benson
Assist. Judges, LamoiHe Co.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
HYDE PARK

r. S. Page looked in upon the legisla
ture last Friday.
Mrs. Halle Page was visitor in Bur
1ington last Friday.
Large quantities of pulp logs are beinf
drawn to the depot.
Dewey Hanlay of Montpelier was ar
over Sunday visitor here.
A real, old.fashioned snow storm was
that which set in Saturday last.
Miss Cora Fairbanks was home from
She U. V. M. few days recently.
Geo. Daily has gone to Montpelier for
few weeks, where he has employment.
The children at the Manse who have
been ill with the mumps, are recovering
nicely.
Will Larock is building very attract
i've and commodious veran1a on his house
on Bridge street.
Miss Bertha Herrick, who spent several
days at the home of Lizzie White, returned
to her home in Morrisville Monday.
Geo. A. Ferguson of Maiden, Mass,
spent a few days here recently at the
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Stella
Goddard
Mrs. Mercer, who was called to Brook
line, Mass, by the sickness and death of
her father, Capt. Petite, returned home
the latter part of last week.
Rev. E. G. French of Johnson occupied
the pulpit of the Congl church last Sun.
day morning, giving an ispiring sermon.
He also had part in the Y. P. S. c. E.
meeting in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Farr, who have
been living at Burlington for some time,
have moved to Rutland, Mr.. Farr having
been transferred to that city by the
Standard Oil c., for which he works.
The Ladies Aid will serve another of
their popular suppers at the Cong church
On Thursday evening. Their spread will
begin at 6 and continue until all are
served. Cordial invitation to everybody.
A large number from this place took in |
'Way Down East" at Morrisville Satur-
day evening and were delighted with it.
They also greatly enjoyed the good, old
fashioned sleighride in the rain and seet
The whist party, given by the local
Legion, was fairly we'll attended last Fri
day night at Odd Fellows hall. Miss
Winnie Stewart took first prize on cards
and Brigham Mcfarland captured the
prize lunch box. Altogether all had a
very pleasant time.
The L. c. A. batket ball team went
to Wells River last Friday and tackled
the high school team there. meeting de-
feat by score of % to IL. The defeat
was greatly "soothed" by the very cor
dial reception and entertainment given
the boys. Prof. and Mrs. French, as
we'll as all others there made the L. C. AS
visit there very pleasant one.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09

self-educated man, one of the greatest
and simplest of Americans and one
who acquired by indomitable will a
mastery of self-expression, have their
bearing on our problems of today,
which after all are not essentially diff
ferent from the problems of those 9TH
er times that tried mems souls"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
LincoIn's UnfaIterinq Belief.

Abraham Lincoln was man of pre-
found faith. He believed in God. He
believed in Christ. He believed i'm the
Bible. He believed in men. His life
is a beautiful commentary on the
words, This is the victory that over
cometh the world, even our faith, b.
+. TAYLOR, D. D.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09
A Portrait of Lincoln

None of the artists or pictures has
caught the deep though subtle and
indirect expression of this mans face
There is something else there.-Walt
Whitman.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-02-09

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-06
LAST CASE SETTLED OF THE
FAMOUS TOWN LOT SWINDI.E
THIRTEEN YEARS AGu

Muskogee, Okla. April 6.--The last
of the famous Creek town lot cases that
involved many prominent residents or
eastern Oklahoma, when federal prose-
cutions were instituted Ii years ago,
were settled in the United States dis
trict court today, with % lots being
turned back to the tribe. The cases
grew out OF the alleged illegal pur'
chase of lots owned by the tribe BY
persons who used dummies" owing to
the restrictions providing that only a
certain amount of property could be
purchased by each Individual Each
lot consisted Of four acres. All told
113 lots were recovered by the tribe.