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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
The Bankruptcy Bill.

The Bankruptcy bill, reported by the
Senate Judiciary Committee, will doubt
less give rise to much discussion in
mercantile circles. The bill fixes the
amount of Indebtedness necessary to
fling a petition by the debtor at five
hundred dollars, and under certain
specified circumstances allows the ma
iority in amount and numbers of credi-
tors to throw debtor into bankruptcy.
It does not recognize registers or as
signees, but provides for the appoint
ment of q receiver to take charge of the
bankrupts property and wind up his
affairs. The bill is very favorable to
the debtor, and appears to have been
drawn more in his interest than that of
the creditors. By establishing a fee
system, although the Supreme Court is
authorized to fix the fees, it is ques-
tion whether it does not open the door
to one of the gravest abuses that flour
ished under the old law. A serious de-
feet in it, as it Sc ems to us, is the face
that it does not reach property exempt
under State laws. This puts it in the
power of any State virtually to annul
the law by excessive exemptions. In
some of the States property to an i'm
mense extent may now be exempted,
and there appears to be no limit to which
State may go in this respect. 1t is
also a question how effectively the bill
may prevent the preferences under State
laws which often work so much injus-
tice in tho absence of satisfactory
national law of bankruptcy. In such a
law uniformity is one of the highest
considerations. But it can hardly be
said that the bill reported secures this
end. To make a good bankrupt law is
one of the most difficult achievements
of craftsmanship. The Senate commit
tee has apparently thought it best to
leave this task to the courts.-Nea0 YORK
Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
GOODS!
AT THE
I THING STORE!
A Farm-Yard Fable,


One day the poultry belonging to a
farm-yard were idling about, with moth
ing particular to do, and evidently lust
In the humor to observe and comment
upon each others movements. On the
other side of wire fence lay luscious
looking snail, which presently caught
the eye of one of the ducks. Not n
quack did she utter to announce her
intentions, but waddled silently up to
the fence. The other birds watched
her with lazy curiosity, and the turkey
gave sudden gobble, which probably
meant, "What on earth takes her
there? I'd lay my waffle she can't get
through those wires they're much too
close together; there can't possibly be
room for her between" She popped
her head through, and made one effort
to force her body after it :; but it was no
use, and the attempt was clearly hope
less. What will she do? VIII she let
herdiscomforture become apparent, and
submit to be jeered at for having tried
an impossibility? Not she (! Promptly
recognizing her failure, and drawing her
head back, she whisked herself round
Immediately, and looked about her with
perfect aplona6 and gentle chuckle of
satisfaction and self-complacent waggle
of the tail, which were inimitable, and
could hardly fail to impress the specta-
tors with the belief that her object was |
fully accomplished, and that she had |
never intended to do more than to poke |
her head through the wires just to taste
the grass beyond. An observer, who |
had perceived the snail, had his doubts |
about the matter; but we quite believe
that she succeeded in imposing upon
her equals, and was regarded by them
with undiminished respect, as prudent
and iudgmatical duck, who knew better
than to undertake any impractical en-
terprise.
As we reflected upon the little Incl
dent, we wondered whether the lower
may not have discovered the
great truth that whoever is known to
have suffered failure is apt, on that ac-
count, to stand less well in the opinion
of his fellows. And it seems to us that
here and there in the world noisy boast
9rs are to be met with who might profit
oy the example of the duck, and learn
hat whoever aspires to be highly con-
idered among men must beware of an
louncing beforehand all the great
hings he hopes to accomplish and in
ase of rebuff, must be careful to pre-
erve SO unruffied serenity that no one
nay be able to discover that he has any
ause for tifcation-Londoa Spec
dtOr,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Another Swindle.

1t is reported that western farmers
are now buying experience in the guise
of patent wagon-tongue rights.
Sharper No. l comes along, says he
is doing big business in wagon tongue
patents, but is on his way home and
will sell the right for that county for
$3.50. The farmer declines to be taken
in, and the discounted visitor says e.
GAIL right (; but if you think better of it
let me know ;" and insists on leaving
address. A few days later No. 2 comes
along. He has heard that the farmer
has the county right for the patent, and
will give S400 for it. The farmer sees
an opportunity to make $50 in a quiet
way, and sells the right. No. 2 pays
$40 to bind the bargain, and goes his
way. The farmer sends his note for
$3.50 to No. and the circuit is COM
plete. Then the farmer complains be-
cause he is swindled.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
What the Surveyor Missed.

The Detroit Free Press says: A sur.
veyor who was running township lines
IN new county in this State last fall
was engaged by farmer to survey the
line between his farm and that OF a
neighbor. They had line fence, but
had engaged in several disputes as to
whether it was on the divide. The sur
veyor was making preparations when
the owner of the other farm approached
aud inquired:
"What are you going to do now?"
"Find the exact hne," was the reply.
At this the man wheeled and went off
on the gallop, and he was seen no more
until the line had been run. The sur
veyor and the frst-naned farmer had
just completed the work when the other
came up to within about ten feet Of
them and asked:
"Well, have you got through2"
eyes all through"
"And is the fence foot on his farm?"
"No; he has two feet of yours, and
the fence must be moved SO that you
can have it,"
The man sprang upon a stump, faced
thicket about five rods away, and
yelled out:
"You there-Reuben and James and
Samuel The survey is made and we
are all right You kin shoulder them
shotguns and go back to the sawmill,
and if you meet the old woman coming
with the pitchfork, you kin tell her to
turn back and get up squar' dinner
for the surveyor p
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
To Cleanse Soiled Chamois Leather.

Many workshops contain a dirty
wash leather, which is thrown aside
and wasted for the want of knowing
how to clean it. Make a solution of
weak soda and warm water, rub plenty
of soft soap into the leather and allow
it to remain in soak for two hours, then
rub it we'll until it is quite clean. After
ward rinse it well in weak solution
composed of warm water, soda and yel-
low soap. 1t must not be rinsed in
water only, for then it would be SO hard
when dry as to be unfit for use. 1t is
the small quantity of soap left IN the
leather that allows the finer particles OF
the leather to separate and become soft
like silk. After rinsing, wiring it well
in a rough towel and dry quickly, then
pull it about and brush it well, and it
will become softer and better than most
new feathers. In nsing a rough
leather to touch uPs &C. ~lSofished sur
faces it is frequently observed to scratch
the work this is caused by particles of
dust, and even hard rouge, that are left
in the leather, and if removed by clean
rougy brush it will then give the bright
est and best finish, which all good
workmen like to see on their work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Set Back Ten Years.

Gen. d. McRae, Assistant Secretary
of the State of Illinois, says that the
terrible floods have set Arkansas back
ten years. 1t would be impossible, he
thought, to raise crops on the over
flowed lands this year other than cotton,
and that could not be done unless the
waters subsidized shortly and allowed the
ground to dry out somewhat for spring
planting. Experience demonstrates
that corn will not grow ON land immedi-
ately after an overflow, and thus thou
sands of acres will be worthless un-
less the water recedes and gives plant
ers an opportunity to plant the lands in
cotton. General McRae also said that
the effect of the overflow would be to
drive hundreds of people from the
State that colored people in the over
flowed districts were already beginning
to migrate to Tennessee and Missouri in
large numbers, and that others would
follow whenever they could get boat
to carry them over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Action of Ice Upon Rocks.

In recent number of Naturen, Mr..
| Bergh has drawn attention to the
| powerful agency exerted by ice in
| severing rocks, of which he gives a
striking instance occurring on the Aale-
| sund in West Norway, where a low
ledge rising ont OF the ford is all that
| remains of a once extensive fjae,d pro
montory, which in the year 1717 was
suddenly blown up and precipitated in
| to the water by the force of the ice
within the interstices of the stone. The
winter had been mild, a2d during a
rapid thaw considerable stream had
swelIed up from the ice-coyered summit
of the fi@ld, and carried its waters into
every crevice of the rock, when a sudden
change of wind brought about sharp
frost, which turned the descending
waters of the newly formed stream into
ice, arresting their course within the
interstices of the rock. The result was
the explosion of the entire mass of the
fjeld below the outbreak of the stream,
and its projection from a height of
more than 1,500 feet into the neighbor-
ing ford, which engulfed the whole of
the promontory, with its cultivated
fields and farmstead.
simultaneously with the disappear
ance of the land below the surface of
the ford, huge mass of waters was
propelled against the opposite shore,
carrying with it rusty anchors, boat
rafters, and numerous other objects
which had long lain at the bottom, The
disturbance extended mile beyond the
point at which the land was submerged,
and the waters in retreating carried with
them wooden church which had stood
fifty feet above the ford, besides sweep
ing away all the fishing boats for dis
tance of two and half miles. Before
this occurrence, which was attended by
loss of life to about score of persons,
the headIand had been much resorted
to on account of the halibut, which
abounded in the neighborhood. but
since that period the fish has never re-
turned, circumstance which, accord
ng to local popular belief, is due to the
covering up by the infallen rock of GER
tain submarine cavities and springs fire.
quented by the fish.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
OleOmargarine and Butter.
THE MANUFACTURED ARTICLE DRIVING
THE DAIRY PRODUCE FROM THE Ex-
PORT TRADE.

Among the amendments to the Agri.
cultural Appropriation bill adopted in
the U. s. House of T;epresentativ was
one offered by Mr.. Parker of New York.
providing for the collection of statistics
of the production, home consumption,
and expectation OF oleomargine,
butterine, and imita lion butter, Mr..
Parker showed, by statements procured
from the Bureau of Statistics and Census
Bureau, that during the six years end
ing June 80, 1881, the value of oleo-
margarine exported rose from $40, ,483
in 1876 to 1881, $50 in 1881. In 1878
the quantity exporte5 -sts only ], 69S, ,401
pounds, but in ..he7k'ar ending June
80, 1881, was 26ssz kaeognds.
In the year ending Dec. 81, 1881, the
quantity of butter exported was only
q, 1891, ,958 pounds, while on the preoed-
ing year it was more than $1,000, 900
pounds. The value of the butter ex-
ported was So, $50, 900 less in 1881 than
in 1880. On the other hand, the sta
tistics show that the amount and value
of cheese exported were greater in 1881
than in 1880. The inference is, of
course, that the amount of butter ex-
ported has greatly decreased because of
the remarkable growth of the oleomar-
garine industry and the rapidly inereas-
ing amount of oleomalgarine exported.
The Census Bureau furnished state
ment showing that in the cities of New
York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago,
Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati and
Louisville there are twelve factories,
employing nearly 700 hands paying
$1S7, ,65S in wages, and using 81, TAO, 941
worth of material. The capital of these
was $1,600,0 0OO, and the value
of the annual product 5000, ,753. |
Four -ffths of the material product of |
these cities are credited to New York |
City.
Mr.. Parker asserts thai at home every |
consumer is liable to become the daily |
victim of those who are adulterating the |
peoples food by an imitation so artfully
made as to defy detection by any ex-
cept experts, and that our market abroad
for the genuine product is greatly
harmed by the belief that we are palm
ing off on consumers as dairy product
/ base imitation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30
Under the Sea.

What most astonishes those who visit
the boring for the British Channel
Tunnel is, first, the complete dryness
of the rock, and, secondly, the marvellous
ventilation of the long and narrow
tunnel Git is only seven feet in diameter),
which extends now LOO yards under
the sea, aud which, it Isl promised, will
by Easter be fully mile long. The air
at the head of the boring is far purer
and pleasanter to breathe than the air
of any London street, and the reason is
obvious. 1t is, in fact, the very healthiest
sea breeze, caught just below Shakes
peare's Cliff, and, after compression,
conducted thence in fve-inch iron
pipe to the boring machine l, 100 yards
off; there the air escapes in the most
inoffensive and even agreeable manner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

A YOUNG friend of mine, says Labou-
chere in the London Truth, was dining
with his father a few nights ago.
"George," said the fond parent, when
they next met, "you took my overeoat
instead of your own, and 1 regret to say
I found the pockets of your coat full OF
cigarettes and matches" 81 discovered
my mistake, father" replied the son,
directly I got outside for I found the
pockets of the coat had on contained
chocolate creams and three pairs OF
ladies' gloves"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

TOGETHER they were looking over the
paper. m0h, my, how funny" she
said. "What is it ?" he asked. "Why.
here's an advertisement that says No
reasonable offer refused" "What's so
odd about that?" Nothing, nothing" ?"
she replied. trying to blush "oniy
those are exactly my sentiments" II
that young man hadn't taken the hint
and proposed right then and there, she
would have hated him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

GETTING AWAY FROM SIBERIA. An
ex-Professor of mathematics in Russian
university, who escaped from Siberia a
few months since, says that to an exile
in Siberia, under certain circumstances,
escape offers no great difficulty. 1t is
more an affair of money than anything
else, the distances being so great and
the population so sparse that very close
police surveillance is impossible; but
escape from penal servitude is terrible
undertaking, and is very rarely ae-
complished. Sophia Bernia, who re-
Gently found her way into Switzerland,
is the only woman that has yet per-
formed the feat.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

THERE is nothing in this wide world
that makes young man crazier than,
after arriving at a party with a young
lady, whom he has got there at consid-
erable expense, to have some old bald
headed individual get her off into a COR
ner and talk to her all the evening on
the peculiarities of the Gulf Stream
Puck,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

A STIRRING DWARF we do allowance
give before sleeping giant.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-30

ARABELLA-No, powder will not make
your hair bang. Boston Bulletin.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
A COlOred Man Takes Away the
Prizes.

1t was something unusual the way
that quiet colored man from Mont
gomery came up to our recent fair,
entered his horse for the races, and
from day to day watched his fleet
racer distance the most noted runners
and capture for him the largest prizes.
This gentleman was Mr.. A. s. Love-
less, of Montgomery; his horse,
"Planet." sired by Comet. Flushed
with victory he leaves Huntsville for
the Knoxville, Tenn, Fair and no
doubt with fresh laurels awaiting the
fleet footed Planet.
The following are Planets victories
here:
Thursday.-Running race, / mile
dash, Time 81 sec. Purse $50.
Friday.-Haf mile heats, 2 in 3,
purse $65.
Saturday.-Free for all, mile heats
best 2 in 8, time 1:51, 1.53. Citizens
purse $3.50.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Huntsville. Ala
/. 4O,A n

Land Office at Huntsville, Ala
October lUth. 1892.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has flied notice Of
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, aud secure final entry
thereof and that said proof will be made
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Marion Co., Oh tile 10Th Nov. 1892 -
Homes ea'l No. 1898 or the East half
Southeast-quartef, Southwest quarter
Southeast quarter, d oouthe lsJ-l Ilr-
ter SOuthWesJ-quIrter Section | Fown-
ship 10 Range IL West-Daniel Spag-
ner-to prove his cont inuous residence
upon and cultivation Of said tract. and
names the following as his witnesses,
viz B. Nj. Burnett, Jesse G.. Cole, w
B. orris, L. j. Bur eJt, all Of Ark,
Winston County Ala. At the same
time there will be a separate hearing
held to det rhine the mineral non-min-
eral character of the land.
JNO. M. CROSS,
Aug-26-5w. Register.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
PERSONAL.

Mr.. A. 81. Brittin, former editor
of the Advocate. is in the city.
Mr.. fernando Wood,is on a visit
home from Washington.
J. r Capers,sEs of Elyton, visit
ed the city this city.
Mr.. e. e. .Worley, of Decatur was
in the city last week.
Mrs. E. F. Logvood and Miss An
ME P. Barnett returned to Courtland
Sunday.
Bishop A. M. Wayman of the A.
IL. +. Conference preached to crowd
ed congregations:at the, "A. M. E.
Church last Sunday afternoon and
evening.
q Mr., Geo. III. Chadwick, Of the Adj.
Generals office, Washington D, C,,is
welcomed home on a visit.
SamsThompson Esq, of Elyton.
spent several days here in attendance
upon the Federal Court.
Judge HI L. Jeffers Of Anniston
was insthe city this week on business.
Mr.. D. S. Brandon arrived home
from.Washingtonl Thursday morning
on..a leave of absence.
Miss Della Scruggs arrived home
from Mississippi Wednesday evening.
Miss Cornelia Roper came home
from Montgomery Monday.
Mrs. billiard and Mrs. John Seay
made short visit to friends in 1us-
cumbia last week.
Rev. W. H. Nelson left Tuesday
for Atlanta, Ga, to pursue his studies
at Clark University.
Miss Lou Bentley arrived home
Saturday last from Nashville.
Capt. L. W. Day returned Thurs
day, from bis visit to the home Of his
father, Who we regret to hear is still
very i'll.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21

MS recognition and immediate his response
to anything that savored of defiance, equal
iy ready was he to yield to the softer touch
! es Of reconciliation. His knowledge of
| public affairs and of the history of the Gov
ernment was equal to that of apy one of
his years, and no one could listen to him
without pleasure and instruction. He po-
sessed the true principles of oratory, for,
when embued and agitated with subject
ana tired by its importance and objects he
spoke with impassioned force, kindling the
powers of the mind and heart to pathos,
energy, and boldness which aroused and
animated the feelings and admiration of his
hearers
When, year since, he was attacked by
disease, his friends were uneasy and fear
ful of the result; our fears were aroused for
his safety, and We sought information as to
his condition with hope and soIicitnde.-
After short sojourn in the health restor
ing climate of Colorado, we were reioiced
when he was able to return to his beloved
State, and We hoped that the genial infu-
ncesand associations of bone and friends
would restore him to stronger and renewed
health, but when, on yester~morn the sad
news of his death reached us, we were
shocked at the announcement
The race of Hon. VIM. N Lowe, is run:
he is dead, his sorrowing friends, his grief
stricken sisters, brother and relatives are
all shocked at the severity Of this afliiction
The loss sustained by his bereaved sisters
is one which no earthly hand can temper,
no human sympathy can lessen
With heart overbur .ened with sorrow
because of the death OF my true and faith
ful friend, I have said this much in his
honor and to his memory
| second the motion TO adopt the Reso-
lutions.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
Night and Day School.

Rev. VIM. III. CASTOR one of our
most successful teachers has -four
ishing night school in operation in con
nection with his day school at the
Baptist. Church. The scholars under
his care are .Tmaking' .commendable
progress. It is a good showing for
the colored people of Huntsville to
see such large attendance at Prof.
Gaston's select school when there are
three free schools in operation.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
U. s. Court.

The election cases were all con
tinued.
An Indictment was found by the
Grand Jury against Dick Liddle, and
his case set for next Thursday. Mrs.
Jesse James has arrived to attend
the trial.
The civil docket was taken up Tues
day.
The Grand Jury made its report to
the Court Friday morning and was
discharged.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
To. the W est.

Double Daily Passenger Trains to
AND TEAAS POIN fo.
A full set of First-clas5 aDd Emigaani
Tickets on sale at all principal sLaJioas.
THROUGH COACHES AND BAG
GAGE CARS
Run between Chattanooga and Little
Rock.
Baggage Checked Through.
NO SUNDAY DELAYS.
For turtner information, a. to schedule
etc., address either.
A. POPE
Gen. Passenger Agent, Lynelharg, Va
I. .. DAt AM,
Asst Gen. Passenger Agent, Memphis Fem
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21

Known any person to be seriously i'll
without weak stomach or inactive
liver or kidneys And when these or
gans are in good condition do You not
find their possessor ENJOYING good
health? Parker's Finger Tonic regu-
lates these important organs, makes the
blood rich and pure, and strengthens
every part of the system. See otner
aOlumu
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
Notice.

have removed my Restaurant and
Boarding House to Wells Saloon.
North-side public square, and am pre-
pared to meet the demands of the
people. Lunch served at all hours.
s-9-tf. ANDY SLEDGE.
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
CoIored Teachers Institute.

The meeting Of the County Teach
er's Institute postponed on &C
count of the Fair will convene on
the second ~ Saturday in Novem-
Der. Respectfully,
Prof. Rostan Belts, Chm'n.
VIM. Castor, Sect'y
Huntsville gazette., 1882-10-21
Beauty Regained.

The beantv and color of the hair may be
safely regained by using Parkers's Hair
Balsam, which is much admired Tor
its perfume. cleanliness and dandruff
eradicating properties