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dsred.'"
Later In the article Hanks told OF
the great attachment that existed be-
tween Lincoln and his stepmother.
She helped him all she could to edu-
cate himself and better his condition.
and she was the first to appreciate
him and his efforts. Hanks. himself
went out to tell the good lady Of
Lincoln's death. He describes the
scene:
Il went out to see Aunt sairy where
she lived ell alone after Tom died.
and said. Aunt Sairy. Abe's dead.
Yes. KNOW says she. I've been
waiting for 1t. knowed they'd kill
him. An she never asked any ques-
tons"
I And this Is Dennis Hanks fnal
estimate of his great cousin:
Thar was just one thing Abe
Lincoln didn't know: he didn't know
how to be mean, to do a mean thing.
or to think a mean thought. When
God made Old Abe he left that out
for other men to divide up among
en-"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

Wash and drain four medium sized
oysters for each person to be served.
Make one piece Of toast per person.
Butter the toast and put the four
oysters neatly on the toast. Sprinkle
with salt to taste.
Arrange toast on 4 nat pan.
Set the pan In hot oven and brown
till oysters curl at the edges.
Serve Immediately.
In q small family, this is q very nice
way to use up a few extra oysters
Also II makes a fine change from reg
vlaF egg dishes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

recover and he was anxious to see his
family before he died.
Little Tad saw him and learning
what was the matter led him into the
White House. They were stopped by
sentinel at the door OF the Presi-
dents once, but Tad shouted in his
ioudsst boyish tone:
Father. let me and my freud come
In"
Mr.. Lincoln could never deny Tad
anything. even when he was most
busy. ana the boy entered the room
leading the crippled and sick soldier
for whom Mr.. Lincoln Immediately
wrote out on honorable discharge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
thinking that probably other boys

thinking that probably other boys
might need a door stop.
Lay out and cut the patterns from
cardboard. Make one piece like A.
Two like B. also two ears. feet and
front legs. Use a coping saw for the
cutting. Finish with a file and sand
paper. All stock is to be three
quarters inch thick.
Cut out center Of part A. Screw
front leg to part B. Use nat head
screws driven through B into leg.
Bore and countersink holes for screws.
Now fasten B to A in the same man
ner driving screws through B into A.
Lay assembled parts on the side and
pour hot lead in opening in A. If
lead projects above the surface Of A
1t may be planed of flush with a
hand plane.
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IL SCNplE.j

nut IA rather die with Dad than
live without him." thought the boy -
he hastensd cautiously along, holding
I large horse piatol In his hand ready
for action.
Meanwhile Susie and Mother Hen
derson made themselves as comfort
able - possible In their gloomy prison.
They had Z lantern with them 30 BY
it slow they could read and knit as
the anxious hours sped By. All would
have been we'll but for one thing. No
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
A LINCOLN STORY
, TITLE TAD LINCOLN wa.

~ TITLE TAD LINCOLN was his
fathers fayorfte son. Tad. like
his father. won the good will Of
everybody by his ready sympathy
WIN all CLASSES and condition OF peo-
PIE. One story that-is told of him IL to
tne enect that he once noticed 4
wounded soldier hanging about the
gates OF the Executive Mansion. hop
ing to see the President, to whom he
was denied access word having bean
passed about that no soldiers were to
be discharged on any account. Thi,
veteran believed that he would not
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

one can deceive a savage in the woods.
He knows il a single twig or leaf has
been disturbed. Little did Robin
dream that by moving the fallen
branch he had led the enemy right to
the secret refuge.
He was almost an Indian himself
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65e Monthly Birthday Book

Feb. H.. 1754-Saint Valentine.
Feb. IL. 1858 - Marcella Sembric,
singer.
Feb. 1s. 151s-Gaspard De Coligny,
Admiral Of France.
Feb. II. 1913 - Francis. Duke Of
Guise. French warrior.
Feb. IL. 15le-Mary I, Queen Of Eny.
land.
Feb. 10, 17i7-David Garrick, actor.
Feb. 20. 1S2s-Jos. Jefferson. actor.
Feb. II. 1S01-Cardinal Newman.
Feb. %. 17s2-George Washington.
Feb. %, 16S5-Geo. Frederick Han.
del, composer.
Feb. -. 16S4-Charles v OF Spain.
Feb. IS. 1sa2-Camille Flammarion.
Feb. 20, 1s02-Victor Hugo, author.
Feb. ~. 1S07-Henry W. Longfellow,
poet.
Feb. %. 1s21-Rachel. tragedian.
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HIS model was used to advert,s
boys shoes and after it had

WI AAA1 AtOuCi was uSCu 10 d0VSIllSc
Il boys shoes and after it had
served its usefulness was given
10 boy as a toy. The
boy was too old to play with
toys, SO be brought it to school
to see II he could not put it to some
use. The boy spends his vacation
with his parents at summer cottage.
ana so It was suggested that Mr.. Bull
be used for a door weight or stop.
VI course. he was not heavy enough
to hold door open especially where
thers 70 likely to be a strong wind.
BUT We filled Mr.. Bull with lead and
drove pointed brads in his feet and
equipped with these extras he was
aoie TO do the Job. In taking the dog
apart however, many of the pieces
were broken. so new dog had to
pc made. and patterns were drawn.
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below 1t. but you must not jump over
or skip any letters when making one
word"
Tommie worked very hard over this
pussler. but BY the time the new roll
book was In order and the teacher
told them to stop work he had found
only fifteen school room articles. Here
are the ones that Temmie found.
Pencil. pupil. ink. chalk. strap, book.
ruler. lunch, bag, slate, tablet, paper.
desk. seat and pen.
Can you md any others?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

Now. you watch!" he commanded
excitsdly. There's another wave
coming. Now watch!"
Grace watched and Tom watched
and again they spied dozen wigSlihs
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Feb. 1. 1s5s-victor Herbert COM
poser.
Feb. 2. 1ess-wm. Borlase. anti
quar-.
Feb. 3. 1903 - Felix Meudelssehn
Bartholdy.
Feb. 4. 1es3-Gsorgs JIllo. dramat'
ist.
Feb. S, 1s1o-ole Bull. violinist.
Feb. 6. 1888 - Sir Henry Irving.
actor.
Feb. Z, 1s13-Chas. Dickens, author.
Feb. 8. 1s1s-John Ruskin essay!st.
Feb. 9. 1773-William Henry Harri-
son, President Of the United States.
Feb. 10, 1775-chas. Lamb, essayist.
Feb. II, 1735-Daniel Boone. pioneer
frontiersman.
Feb. IL. 1S0s-Abraham Lincoln.
Feb. 10, 1754-Maurice De Talley-
rand.Pengord. diplomat.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
Attached To The Iron Ring Was A Trap Door

Robin raced as fast as he could and
soon caught up with the soldiers. At
their head marched great tall man
with black hair and kind face.
We're the Fourth Illinois Militia,"
explained one of the soldiers, then
some one put hand on his shoulder
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WORD SQUARE

WORD SQUARE
o manner Of walking
. rsligieus superior
wild goat
an abbreviation for a modern vehicle
| HISTORICAL ACROsTlC
The primals and nnals spell the name
Of Americas ideal character.
(Seven Letter Words)
I. Articles Of clothing.
.. Bacteria.
:. To restrain.
4. Ancient.
5. A river in China.
.. A girls name.
Z. Easily moved to tears. Y
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My first Is q vehicle.
My second Is vowel.
My third IL used by fishermen.
And my whole constitutes q num-
Der OF important ofiees in the gift Of
the President Of the United States.
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creatures that looked more like crabs
than anything else they had ever seen.
only they were smaller than the crabs
up where the children lived. But
again. even a. they watched, the crabs
disappeared before their eyes
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Beetle Hurts Pulp Industry.

A gray-green beetle has much to do
with the present shortage of paper.
The beetle is the adult form of the as
pen bOrer, a grub which often destroys
whole plantations of the trees that are
so essential to the pulp industry.
The beetle gnaWs a slot in the bark
and deposits one or two eggs therein.
From these eggs come the trouble
making grubs that gnaw into the heart
and sapwOOd and so riddle the tree
that the first strong wind snaps the
weakened timber
Poplar and aspen-bOth fast grow
ing trees, and for this reason very val
liable to manufacturers-are the. OBJ
jects of this bOrers attacks. The i'm
ported LOmhardy poplar and the COM
mercial cottonwood of the Mississippi
valley are very seldom injured, but all
other native varieties are damaged by
the grub.
In some areas, where poplar and
aspen predominant, the standing dead,
fallen and dying trees exceed so per
cent of the total stand.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
'LlUN" AT LITERARY FEAST
How Great Historian OF Civilization
Squeched the Jackals Who Had
Imagined Him Discounted.

Lyulph Stanley was an Engishman
of whom Lowell said that lie knew
, three times as many facts as any
young man whatever had any business
to know"
He had but one rival In that line:
Palgrave, who compiled the Golden
Treasury" Much interest sprang up
among their friends when the two
went off on a trip together
"It's an even chance which will re-
turn alive" said one man, solemniy.
When they did come back, Palgrave
was pale, emaciated, silent; but Stan.
ley. it seemed, was unmoved and more
all-knowing than ever.
One night Buckle the author of
"The History Of Civilization" was lay.
ing down the law on every subject,
with a magnificent pomposity that
made the table quake. At last he. put
forth some statement about the burn,
ing of witch, and set the date a
century out of the way. Stanley, who
was present, had borne some preceding
inaccuracies very well, with only
slight shaking of the head and a red
dening of the face.
Suddenly his self-control gave way
and he leaped to his feet. He extended
his hand, and piped forth, in a vigor-
Gus treble:
Il beg your pardon, but the last
witch was burned at such-and-such a
place, In such-and-such year, in such.
and-such a manner. And her name
was so-and-so, and you will find all
about it in book to which | can
easily refer you, and about which you
evidently don't know"
Torrents of imprisoned knowledge
were thereupOn poured on Buckles
head, and the historian of civilization
sat wrathful, eXtinguished, mute. But
a little later he had his revenge. Some
one mentioned a new dictionary as |
good one.
ut is" said Buckle with solemnity. !
1T is one of the few dictionaries |
have read through with pleasure
The intimation that he had read |
any dictionary through with pleasure |
so astonished the guests that they for
got his past discontinue in new awe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
SUCCESS IN DAIRY FARMING
CareIessness in Breeding and Calf
Raising Is Sure to Result Dis
astrouslysto Herd.

Success in dairy farming depends
TO a great extent upon the careful
rearing of the calves. Carelessness in
breeding and calf raising is bound to
result disastrOusly to a herd or at
least keep it at standstill, as far as
improvement is concerned. Without
raising calves from which to replace
discarded animals it is almost impos-
sible to raise the average production
of the herd. Purchasing cows for this
purpose is very unsatisfactory meth
cd. Cows placed on the market are
almost certain to he of very ordinary
grade, since good COW whose value
as a milk producer is known is not
offered for sale at market price.
Therefore, the dairy farmer should
take every precaution in handling the
young calves which are to be placed
In the herd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
PAID DEAR FOR CIVILIZATION
Writer Asserts White Races Made Bad
Bargain in Exchanging Reality
for the Artificial.

When the later yoyagers Of Europe
came to the uncharted spaces of these
warm South Pacific seas they found IN
the POlynesian group a culture which
was beyond the understanding Of most
OF them, and which only Il few fine
souls gllmpsed as an astounding rev
elatlon Of the natural development OF
humanity, and, by contrast of the de-
pravity of civilization.
They found health and high spirits
Astounding to a degree utterly strange
to them, the hardest and most adven-
turous of their white kind. Murder,
mutiny, shipwreck, and desertion
wrote red their reactions to the en-
trancing liberty of thought and ac-
ton they found here, and the contrast
with their rude, ugly restricted lives
in Europe, America, or on their ships.
If you would be ashamed of what
the pursuit of profits and proselytism,
hand in hand, has done, read the re-
ports of explorer, missionary, captain
and trader in these waters, and view
tHC iNIiidhl, dllNl bCttuly iiohNotJ
had been replaced by modernity and
hypocrisy.
1t was In clothing that the first in
sidious approach was made.
In this valley where l am now the
only foreigner, with my word and ex-
ample, life resumes for time at least
much of the old Marquesan way and
appearance The mission church, the
first Christian edifice within a thou
sand miles Of here, is fast rejoining
the wilderness. It's walls are falling
in decay, and it's garden is but jun
gle. The schoolmaster who taught
Vaitahus children to say, LA France
est lie plus bonnie pays du monde" is
gone.
Existence is become almost as de-
void of invention and Invested Of arti-
ficialty as before the white man came.
am able to rebuild in my mind the
structure of Marquesan customs and
to view in Imagination the attractive
aspect of Vaitahu and its idyllic days
of old. We have brought out of the
huts the native garments of tapa, and
we live as much as possible a perspec-
tive of the past.
The Tahitians thought the whites
who first arrived were gods, and when
they found they were men, with their
same passions, they thought they were
i'll. That is the first impression one
who lives long with Polynesians has
when he meets group of whites.
They look pale, sharp-faced and wor-
ried. We pay dear for factories and
vehicles.-Frederick O'Brien |
in Century Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Orbison Congratulated.

In a burst of oratOry-he himself
admits it was gOod-Charles J. Orbi-
son, federal prohibition director, closed
his political campaigning the day be-
fore election at KOkOmo.
"You can judge my work for the
cause of democracy" says he, "when
you consider that on the fateful Tues
day, Kokomo went Republican by its
greatest Republican majority"
However that is not the story Mr..
Orbison tells regarding that day. He
remembers the day by a bit of con-
graduation he received.
"An old man came to me when
got through speaking" says Mr.. Or
bison, "and he gripped my hand and
shook it and said: "That was fine,
judge, that was fine. You are good,
but after all you missed your calling.
You should have been a circus clown"
Indianapolis News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
FARMERS MIXING OWN FEEDS
ciaI Materials Are Turning to
Cooperative Buying.

Farmers are almost universally dis
satisfied with mixed commercial feeds
and are depending more on mixing
their own rations," says Henry Nc
Cough, chairman of the dairy commit
tee of the Illinois Agricultural asSocia-
ton. He adds: They are all inter-
ested in the cooperative buying Of
mill feeds such as bran, cottonseed
meal and gluten and at times when
there is shortage in roughages in
the purchase of alfalfa hay"
Commercial mixed feeds ought to
give more satisfactory results because
the manufacturers with their improved
machinery for mixing, large capital
and ability to purchase feeds and
grains in large quantities should be
able to supply satisfactory feed at
a reasonable price. Dat hulls, weed
seeds, chaff and cheap mpasses do
not make a nOurshing or satisfactory
feed and their extensive use by some
mixers has brought these disparaging
remarks from Mr.. McGough.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Locusts in Argentina.

A plague of locusts, like that which
in ancient Egypt covered the face OF
the EARTH" this year descended upon
the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Similar offensives are almost annual
events in one part or another of the
country.
The locusts come suddenly and
without warning. Where for a year or
several years perhaps not one of the
insects has been seen, veritable
cloud of them will one day appear
and settle on the ground.
At first little damage is done, but
as they progress through the country
they bore holes into the earth, into
which they deposit their eggs. Within
short time the larvae are Matched
and come forth. At first these can
not fly, and it is at this stage that they
devour every living plant within their
path, with the exception of a few
species, such as willow trees.
A little later the insects develop
their wings and, leaving the country
through which they have passed a
desert, they disappear almost as sud
denly as they came. Where they go
TO has never been discovered
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
WORK OF BULL ASSOCIATION
Missouri Organization Doubled In
Membership In Two Years Be-
cause OF Its Usefulness.

Two years ago the United States
Department of Agriculture and CO.
operating agencies organized a bull
association in Webster county, Mo-,
with 81 members. Now there are twice
that many members, due to the sue
cess and usefulness of the association.
Before the association was formed
there were IS bulls owned by the men
who afterwards Joined it. Upon the
formation of the organization the num-
Der Of bulls was reduced by two
thirds, because after the members had
been arranged into blocks, it was
found that six bulls were enough.
These were much finer animals, how
ever. Judging them by their money
value, the new ones were three or four
times as good as the ones they re-
placed, since the average investment
per bull was $75 before organization,
and $276 after
Yet, owing to the smaller number Of
bulls needed under the cooperative ar
rangement, the cost per farmer was
but little more. The members had on
the average S43.71 invested in their in
fericr bulls while the superior bulls
owned by the association cost each
member only S53.45. This $40 in
crease of cost per member meant a
vidual bulls from which they now
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Estate of Fred H. BohanOn

STATE OF VERMoNT-District of Lamoille. s.
OLE The Honorable Probate Court tor the
District Aforesaid
To the heirs and all persons interested in the Is
tate OF Fred H. B llanon, late of Hyde Park,
in said District, deceased, GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made
to this court in writing by the Ad Illustrator
PRAYING for license and authority to sell all OF
real estate of said deceased for the payment OF
debts and charges of administration, setting forth
therein the amount of cebts due from said de-
ceased, the charges of administration, and the
amount of personal estate and the sit alton OF the
real estate.
Whereupon, the said Court appointed al d as
signed the 9TH day of March, 12r, at the Pro-
bate Office, in Hyde Park in said District. % hear
and decide upon said application and eti ion,
and ordered public notice thereof to be ven TO
all persons interested therein by publish ns said
order togathar with tina TINA and place three
weeks successfully in the News AND CITIZEN,
newspaper which circulates in the neighborhood
of those persons interested in said estate, all OF
which publications shall be previous to the day
assigned for hearing.
Therefore, YOU are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court, at the time and place assigned,
then and there in said Court to make your object,
ions te The granting of such license If you see cause
Giver undermy hand at Hyde Park, in said dis
.rict, this 9th day of February, 1921.
% MOVES G. WOOD, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Thrice-a.Week Edition
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Estate of Albert M. Whitcom b

State OF Vermont-District of Lamole, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Distric
of Lamoe. aforesaid
To all persons interested in the estate of Az
bert NJ. Whitcomb, late of Morristown, in said
district deceased, GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Hyde Park, with.
in and for said District, on the 23d day of Feb
ruary, 1921, instrument purportng to be the last
Will and Testament Of Albert N. Whitcomb, late
of Morristown, in said District, deceased, was pre-
scented to the Court aforesaid. Tor Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the 18th
day of March, 1921, at the Probate Office, in
said Hyde Park, be assigned for proving said m
stlument; and that nocce thereof be given to all
persons concer ed by publishing this order thr'e
weeks successfully in the News and Citizen,
newspape circulating in that vicinity, IN said Dis
trct previous to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court at the time and place aforesa d,
and ontcst the probate of said Will, if yon have
cause.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park. IN said
District, this 24th day of Febru ry, 1921.
"a MOVES G. WOOD, JUDGE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-03-02
Supply of Ostrich FeatherA

In 1914 there were 100000 ostrich
es in South Africa These are now
reduced to 100000. Germany and Ans
tria are still out of the market for
feathers. England is taking few
and they are too costly for France.
The ostrich feather business of the
world is now in the hands of about
six men, with headquarters in Lon
don. They hold from 100000 to
100000 worth of ostrich feathers,
in normal times the worlds supply
for year. The United States being
practically the only market for the
feathers, this country has the say as
to the price, and is giving from $50
to 500 a pound, when in an active
market they should bring from $1GO
to 5000.