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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

which I made an infusion, and it quickly
cured me. I was in the hospital three
months the first time, and lost my
thumb. The other is as good as ever,
you see."
"Do you know of any other cases ?"
was asked.
eyes. Mr.. Wallack, an actor, was
bitten on the leg by rattlesnake in this
State years ago. He buried the leg in
earth for twenty-four hours, and the
gravity of the earth drew the poison and
cured him, but every year, within day
or two. or exactly upon the day on
which he was bitten, his leg turns
spotted like the snake. A farmer in
Tennessee, another acquaintance of
mine, was bitten by one of these cotton
mouth moccasins. The latter are nasty
snakes they throw out froth, and
whenever this froth touches the skin it
poisons. He made tea of rattlesnake-
root, imbibed freely Of whisky, and was
cured, but every year the foot that was
ton-mouthed moccasin.
81 know of another man who lives in
the snake regions of New York who was
bitten by rattlesnake. He made a tea
of rattlesnake violet, applied salve
made of iron root and cured himself
He was bitten in the ankle, and every
year, same as the others, his leg became
spotted like the snake. Another man
whom know was bitten on the leg by
rattlesnake while in the mountains,
three miles away from any house. lie
made the best time he could to the
nearest farm, but the limb was fright
fully swollen by that time. The woman
there seemed to be considerably versed
in rattlesnake bites. She ran out IN the
yard, caught chicken, split it in two
and applied it to the wound. 1t alb
sorbed the poison very fast, turning
green. Then she threw it away and
applied another in the same manner,
until she had used twenty-one chickens
and effected q complete cure. This
mans leg, too, gets spotted yearly"
els this chicken cure common ?"
eyes, but generally much smaller
number is sufficient. The case spoke
of was a bad one."
care there any other cures ?"
Eyes. A maidstone is a good thing.
1 have one in my collection. 1t cures
rattlesnake and mad-dog bites, and is
porous like pumice-stone. When you
want to use it dip it in milk or tepid
water, to open the pores. Then you
scarify the wound, to make it bleed,
and apply the stone. It sticks like a
leech for perhaps an hour, absorbing the
poison till every pore is full, and then
drops off. You clean it by dipping it in
the milk again, and keep on applying it
until the poison is under control but
in case of mad-dog bite it must be ap-
piled within the first five days, before
the spasms set in, because after that the
blood is so vitiated that the stone can't
absorb the poison quick enough to save
life. These madstones are not believed
in up here, because people don't know
anything about them. Down South,
rl11A. ls1-e.. t+tSsr, where they are known, they
are greatly used"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
A Novel Plot.

Philadelphia furnishes a capital plot
for a novelist. A lady named Hardy
married James Black. wealthy trades
man. In her own right she inherited
considerable property, which involved
her in long and tedious lawsuit. She
entered into written contract with
Joseph T. Farrar, an insurance agent to
give him large share of the estate if he
would collect the necessary evidence and
establish her identity. This agreement
was lodged with lawyer for safe keep
ing. The case was a long time in the
courts. and a decision in Mrs. Blacks
favor was finally reached only short
time since. Meantime Mr.. Farrar had
died. He had for years been estranged
from his wife and all trace of his only
heir, daughter, named Frances Joseph
inc, was missing. Under provision in
the fathers will and at the desire of
Mrs. Black, the lawyer with whom the
agreement was placed entered upon an
active search for the child, and after
much difficulty succeeded last week in
finding her.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
THE COLORADO SNOW SLIDE.
Story of n Survivor of the Disaster Mt the
Virginius Mine.

Edward Boyle, the foreman of the
Virginius mine in Colorado, the scene of
the fatal snow slide, says that when
the avalanche descended upon the board
ing house there were eleven men in it,
some asleep in their hunks and others
waiting to go on night shift. While
Armstrong and Shiedler were in the
kitchen, Boyle, escaping through an
opening, ran for assistance, and all the
men in the mine were speedily at work
tunneling the snow to save the buried
men. The party from Ouray which
started out for the mine reached the
postoffice, having had to abandon their
horses and use snow shoes. Reaching
the Monongahela mine, they found the
Virginius workmen there with four
corpses. Sleds were made for the dead
bodies, and the parties started to return
to Ouray, Superintendent Reed in front
breaking the trail. Just as they reached
Cumberland Basin another snow slide
came down upon Reed, and in a second
had carried him into the air before the
eyes of the horror-stricken men. Fol
lowing in another instant a second snow
slide descended upon the whole party,
carrying away the thirteen men. The
sleds they were dragging and the corpses
of the men went nearly 1000 feet down
the mountain with the slide, four of
them being hurled over precipice
nearly 500 feet high. Reed was carried
to the edge of precipice, where tree
caught and held him. The first man to
escape from the slide was Boyle, who
arose bruised and dazed, and, looking
around, spied hands and feet protrud-
ing from the snow all around. He went
to work to help the buried men, each
man, as fast as rescued, assisting to save
others, until all were rescued. The
bodies of the four men killed at the Vir-
ginius lie under twenty feet of snow,
and probably will remain there until
spring,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
SOME STRANGE SNAKE STORIES
The Professor in Museum Exercises His
Memory and His Imagination,


$50 you want to know something
about snake bites?" said Professor
Worth, at the North Side Chicago Mu
scum, in answer to a question of re-
porter. "Iwas bitten by a snake" con-
tinued the collector of curiosities, "and
had a most remarkable escape from
death. A snake bit me on the thumb,
YOU see, and it had to be amputated to
save my life," and here ne showed a
very short stump of thumb on the left
hand.
"How did it happen?"
81 was feeding the snakes with raw
beef, as 1 had no birds or mice. There
were sixty of them in the case from two
to six feet long. ! had no stick in my
hand-an unusual oversight of mine
and had to push back any that tried to
get out with my hand. Suddenly three
of them made an attempt to escape in as
many different directions. Thinking to
frighten them back stamped, shouted
and struck at them with my hand. Two
dropped back, but one of them stood his
ground and raised his head toward me
he was rattlesnake. / made a quick
pass at him, but he was quicker, and
buried his fangs in my thumb. l shook
him back in the case, closed the lid, and
sucking my injured finger, hurried for
the door and sent policeman after an
ambulance and friend for whisky. L
drank a quart of whisky, and was I'M
conscious in twenty minutes. The doc
tors took it for q case of alcoholism and
pumped the whisky out of me, or l
would never have lost my thumb. They
had never had rattlesnake bite to deal
with and didn't know what to do; but
the next time 1 got rattlesnake poison in
me | treated myself"
Have you been bitten since?"
mo, but ran fang that one of them
had shed into my other thumb a few
months ago. That was the first time [
knew of rattlesnakes shedding their
poison.fangs. | was cleaning out the
case and something scratched my thumb
through the sponge. [ took it for a
silver at first, but when I came to look
at it found it was fang. | knew was
poisoned again.
''What did you do then %
'Why, | used rattlesnake violet, of
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

much. I had to open the store at 8
o'clock every morning, sweep out, wash
the windows, keep the stock In order,
and finally what does he do but put an
advertisement in the newspaper. That
settled it. I am willing to work hard,
but won't kill myself for any man. =
PhiladelloliG cal.
THE MATTER.
"Those shoes you sold me
are frauds.
Shoemaker -"You must be mistaken.
They are as good S. shoes as L ever sold
in my life. The leather is of the very
best, they are well made and an excel
lent fit."
Customer-"Yes; I admit all that"
Shoemaker-"Then what is the mat
ter?"
Customer-"Why, you see, they are
ive-dollar shoe but they have two-dol-
lar.and-a-half squeak. "-Phila. EUe'g
call.
SOMETHING ABOUT DOG.
Gilhooly strolled into fashionable
Austin church last Sunday just before
the service began. The sexton followed
him up, and tapping him on the shoul-
der and pointing to small cur that had
followed him into the sacred edlfce,
said:
"Dogs are not admitted"
"That's not my dog" responded Gill
hooly.
''But he follows you.
"Well, so do you.
The sexton growled, and removed the
animal without unnecessary VIOLENCE
Texas SiftjngS.
A GOOD INCOME.
'FYou appear to be gay and happy"
said Gilhooly to Kosciusko Murphy,
whom he met at ball at the residence
of Colonel Yerger, on Austin Avenue.
ssYou look well fed, are well dressed, and
all that Must have good income.
presume"
''Oh, yes" replied Kosciusko, 81
can't complain. I have my salary, fif-
teen hundred dollars; then [ make five
hundred year by my literary labors,
that makes two thousand then run in
debt thousand dollars, that makes
three thousand dollars. A single man
who couldn't subsist on that ought to be
ashamed of himself. ."-ALer. Sweet.
HE PAID.
Farmer Groesbeck, of Fishhkill Plains,
has had his little joke, and, what is
more, he has paid for it. He thought
that it would be an intensely amusing
thing to send for the village doctor in
great haste, and when he arrived to in
troduce a goose with broken wing as
the patient. He carried out the pro-
gramme to the letter. The doctor
seemed pleased, too; set the goose's
wing, left minute instructions as to the
care and diet of the fowl, and called
every day for fortnight, and-sent In
his bill accordingly. Farmer Groesbeck
grumbled, protested, refused and-pald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

SHEEP.-An experienced sheep raiser
says that a good way to control flock
of sheep is to take eve lamb to the
house and make pet of it. Use moth
ing but kindness, and give it name,
teaching it TO come at the call. When
ever the lamb obeys, give it something
as a reward, such as a grain of corn,
piece of bread, or anything that is ac-
ceptable, but never give it blow.
When the lamb is grown, place it in the
flock, and you will need only to call that
one sheep when all the others will fol-
low. AS sheep follow their leader, the
training of one is training of all, and ii
is a saving of time and labor to do SO.
EVERY little frog is great in his ow n
bog.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
THE LIME-KILN CLUB.
WORDS OF WISDOM BY BROTHER
GARDNER.
The President DiscOurses on Poets. Poetry
and Pensions.
EFrom the Detroit Free Press.

The Chairman of the Committee on
Harmony of the Lime-Kiln Club, an
nounced his desire to submit q report,
and being encouraged by smile ten
inches long he read twelve pages of
closely written manuscript. Waydown
Bebee has for the last three years done
everything in his power to bring out and
encourage poets. Several months since
Judge Congo demanded an investiga-
ton, stating his belief that the principle
was calculated to work evil to society,
and the matter was tsrrnod over 70 the
Harmony Committee.
The Chairman now reported that he
had personally investigated several cases
as follows:
l. William Henry Green, of Indiana,
formerly an industrious mechanic with
money in the bank. Had written three
poems and one idyl, and was now in Jail
for stealing a giraffe belonging to a
circus.
2. Bradawl Watkins, of Ontario,
formerly one of the best whitewashers
the civilized world. He had written
two odes and an obituary in verse, and
had been fined $25 for pounding his
wife.
8. Judge Glucose Blindhoof, of, Ohio,
formerly a blacksmith earning So per
day and having laugh which could be
heard half mile away. Had written
four verses on "The Dying Year." and
vet his whole nature seemed to have un-
dergone a change. Hadhad three fights
with neighbors, lost his situation, been
drunk and had applied for divorce.
The Chairman said he could give sew
eral further instances of the fiendish re-
suits of Brother Bebee's efforts, but be-
fore he had time to do so Giveadam
Jones presented the following:
"Resolued, Dat from dis date de Lime
Kiln Club will use ebery means widin its
power to discourage de maxim of poets
an de produckshun of poetry"
Waydown Bebee arose to begin an ar
gument, but was shouted down and the
resolution put to vote and carried with a
whoop.
A WARNING.
Samuel Shin then presented the petit
ton of Liveforever Smith, a colored
resident of Detroit, but not member of
the Lime-Kiln Club, who desired the
club to indorse his application..for pen
sion from the government for injuries
received during the war.
"Brudder Shin," sternly replied the
President, ''you raise the winder an
drop dat paper into de alley"
Samuel obeyed.
"Now, sab, I want to say to you an
to all odder members, dat dis club am
not workin' de pension racket. De man
who went to wah an was crippled an
disabled deserves reeenipense a. de
hands of his gov'ment, an has probably
had it fur Vars past. De pension biz
ness of to-day am fo'-fifth swindle an
one-fifth claim agent. Uncle Sam pays
ebery dollar dat he owes to his defend
ers, an an applicashun at dis day should
be regarded wild establishment, If not
suspishun. We doan't assist any man
black or white, to make out dat twenty
vars arter he come back from wah he
suddenly falls lame from havin' slept OF
de ground. Let us now blow out dt
lamps an go home"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
HuRRAH FOR THE MAN WHO PAYS!


There are men of brains who count their galT
By the million dollars or more;
They buy and sell, and really do well
On the money OF the poor.
They manage to get quite deep in debt
By various crooked ways;
And so We say that the man to-day
Is the honest man who pays.
When in the town he never sneaks down
Some alley or way-back street;
With head erect he will never deneet'
But boldly each man meet.
He counts the cost before he Is LOST
In debts mysterious maze,
And he never buys in manner un"lS0
But calls for his bill, and pays.
There's a certain air of debona1r
In the man who buys for cash;
He is not afraid of being betrase"
By jack-leg shyster's dash. 5o
What he says to you he viii eer'aii'' -
If it's cash or thirty days; =, ,tort
And when he goes out the clerks viii shO"'
Hurrab for the man who pays ,,.4,;,,,s
Hii al ioi 'ils I,;cI l- Sese, IN Teras Sit'n'gS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

AN evil thought in the heart of man
who has heart is about as troublesome
as a wasp in the ear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

Roeus BUTTER. steward OF
,,,.an,irant hotel gives this advice: "Any
bousekeeper can prove the honesty OF
her grocer, or his butter, by melting It,
Pure butter melted produces pure
Iimpid. golden oil, and it retains the
b,Ittar flavor. Melt oleomargarine, and
tba oil smells like tallow and looks like
tnIIow, and a scum rises to the surface.
Rntterine is a mixture of dairy butter
and fats, Melt that, and the butter oil
will rise to the top Pour this o., aud
Won will find the fats at the bottom,
whitish in color and giving off dis
norennhle n smell.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
TT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

80 you have been fighting again oD
your way home from school =
''Y-yes, sir"
Didn't tell you that this sort OF
business had got to stop?"
eyes, pa, but"
"No excuses, sir You probably pro-
voked the quarrel p
ooh, no no He called me names !!
"Names &? What of it When boy
calls you names walk along about your
business. Take off that coat y
"But he didn't call me names p
ooh. he didn't? Take off that vest !
"When he called me names 1 never
looked at him, but when he pitched into
YOU II had to fight p
"What Did he call me names p
"Lots of 'em, father He said you
lied to your constituents, and went bach
ON the caucus and had!
civilian, put on your coat and VeSt,
and here's a nickel to buy peanuts l
don't want you to come up sluSSer'
and wish you to stand well WIN yo''i
teacher. but if you can lick that boy VINO
saws I ever bolted a regular nonllna'lon
or went back on my end OF the "lru,
don't be afraid to sail in |-Def'o"
Free Press.
I'M WAS oyERwoRKED.
$50 Won have left your situation
eyes; gave it up last week
whats the matter? Can't You get
along pleasantly with the boss?
"Oh, yes; we got along pleasantly
enough: but he expected me to do too
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
A SNOWFALL.

"Oh, the snow, the beautiful snow"
CBnt the rest of this beautiful poem you
know.)
s.'TIs the stuff that the small boy rolls up in
sphere, ..,3,.oa. ,,-;4,,
fear
The unfortunate man that haps to be near,
That the small boy who holds 1t Is going to
throw - -,
At his back as he passes, the beautiful snow
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

TRUE glory consists in doing what
deserves to be written in writing what
deserves to be read and in so living as
to make the world happier and better
for one living in it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

A CHIEF.-Nearly forty years ago the
Comanches raided Texas and carried
into captivity Cynthia Parker A few
years afterward she married Comanche
chief, and of this union son named
Quinah was the fruit. Gen. Sui Ross
recaptured Cynthia Parker, and she re-
turned to Texas much against her will,
and died. Her son remained with the
tribe, and is now their chief.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Extempore Speech-HOw to Acquire
and Practice 1t.

By Rev. William Pittinger, author
of "Oratory." This new book deals
with a subject of deep interest to all
who have occasion to speak in pub
lie. 1t therefore appeals not only to
those who are connected with the af-
fairs of government-nation state
and municipal-but also to members
of boards of education, or public insti-
buttons, or public works, of exchange,
of finance, to officers and directors of
railroads, banks, insurance and other
companies, and to all who have plans
to present and opinions to express
upon current questions, and who de-
sire to so marshal their thoughts and
words as to carry conviction to the
minds of their hearers and advance
the cause advocated by the speaker.
While the different modes of speech
are fully described, and the special
merits of other forms of address are
clearly pointed out, the particular
object of the book is to show how a
man of average ability may learn to
speak extemporaneously with ease
and certainty. Some parts of the
work are simple enough to be compre-
hended by a school boy, and may be
applied by him in his first efforts;
other parts may be read with profit by
the orator already in the maturity of
his powers. 1t has 276 pages, hand
somely bound with cloth. Price,
S15O. National School of ElocutioD,
publishers, l416 and 141s 0hesnut,
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
Irreyerent Speech.

THE STATESMAN made reference to
Gen. Walkers opinion of the concrete
base to the capitol foundation. The
remark was not heard directly by a
STATESMAN reporter. The general
considers the remark thus credited as
irreverent, as shown by the following
OFFICE OF CAPITOL BUILDING J
COMMISSIONERS,
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. Is, 1884.
Col F. L. Norton
Dear Sir:-In the issue of THE
STATESMAN of yesterday, Sunday, the
18th instant, am made to use very
irreverent speech. Will you do me
the kindness to say what my remark
was, as it was addressed to you.
Very respect ully,
r. l. WALKER,
Superintendent of construction.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. Is, 1884.
Gen. R. L. W lker:
Dear Sir-Your remark in casual
conversation in reference to the capt.
tol foundation. after your examine
ton on Saturday, was, as recollect
it: providence has given you good
stone for foundation here, but the
test that l have just made proves that
the concrete beats it for hardness"
Respectfully, n. L. NORTON,
Capitol Building Commissioner.
The foregoing remark was made in
my presence, and according to my
recollection is correctly stated as
above. JOSEPH LEE,
Capitol Building Commissioner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
The A. N. e. Church.

The congregation OF the A. NJ. j..
church, of which Rev. A. Grant is
pastor, is building quite handsome
and commodious church, at the corner
of Ash and San Antonio streets. The
basement story, which is of rock, will
be used for special meetings and Sun
day schools, and the upper story, of
brick, for the regular church services.
The dimensions of the building are
4Ox7O feet, height from basement to
top of Gothic roof. thirty feet, and TO
top of tower when finished 1OO feet
The building when completed, with
outfit, will cost between $1,000 and
$1,000, the work being paid for as it
progresses. About $500 are to be paid
to put the basement in condition for
church services, till the upper story is
finished.
To accomplish this end the pastor
will call upon his friends for assistance;
and in the connection desiresin return
for the good feeling shown his people
thus publicly to express their thanks
to some prominent citizens who have
aided them by liberal contributions.
To DR.. Breckenridge besides they are
indebted for the loan of several hun
bred dollars when greatly needed at a
mere nominal interest. The aim is to
have the basement furnished by the
first of April or May.
Among the payments so far made
are $1,000 to Mr.. Butler for brick
work, nearly $4OO to Mr.. Gardner for
wood work, and over $500 to Mr..
Morfett for stone work. Mr.. Reyes
has Leen paid for rock furnished for
the basement.
The present pastor came here from
San Antonio, and to that place with
testimonials from Governor Drew and
other state officers of Florida as to his
character as minister and conserva
tive citizen among the colored people
of that state. He has been here lit
tie over two years, during which time
his charge has increased from eighty
to 1877 members. There are 125 pupils
in the Sunday-school and six teachers
K. s. Blacksher is Superintendent.
Miss E. II. James is the church organ
ist.
1t Is intended to wall up the sides
of the streets to height of some six
or eight feet, to prevent the hill on
which the new church is prominently
situated from being abraded. This
will add greatly to the improvement
of the location. The church itself, as
planned by Messrs. Preston & Son,
will be quite an ornament to the place,
and reflects great credit upon the en-
terprise of the colored people of Aus
FIN