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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

CHEAP GAs.-The price of natural gas
has been reduced in Pittsburg from 4O
to so cents per 1000 feet, with rebate
of 10 cents for prompt payment. Inns
reduction is said to make the cost about
equal to the cheapest coal that can be
bought.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

CAMEL BACK. - Each man of the
camel corps which has been formed for
Egypt will ride, like mounted infantry,
at the back OF native driver, whose as
sistance in the management OF the ami
NAL is indispensable. Besides the two
men. a camel will carry baggage and
probably one of the 125 gallon tanks Of
water.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
A BRIDE AMID THE ROSES.
THE qIARRIAGE OF A DAUGHTER OF
NEW YORK ARISTOCRACY,

Fresh FlOwers-A Magnificent Display oil
silver and Gold Piate-Dresses and Pres-
ents-A Dinner to the Sick in Bellevue.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
A Bargain in Corner Lots

is what most men desire, but to keep from
filling grave in cemetery lot ere half your
days are numbered, always keep a supply of
Dr.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery by
you. When the first symptoms of consump-
ton appear lose no time in putting yourself
under the treatment of this Invaluable medi-
cine. 1t cures when nothing else viii. Pos
sessing, as it does, ten times the virtue of the
best cod liver oil, it is not only the cheapest
and enriches the blood, strengthens the sys-
tenn, cures blotches, pimples, eruptions and
other humors. By druggists.
BEARS, wildcats, coons and deer in profusion
are still seen in parts of Georgia
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

Young or middle-aged men suffering from
nervous debility, loss of memory, premature
old age, as the result of bad habits, should
send three letter stamps for illustrated book
offering sure means of cure. Address Worlds
N. Y.
A LOUISVILLE firm has made 50, 900 watch
FOR Indian nuark doctor
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

When you visit or leave New YorH city. save bag
gage expressage and S3 carriage hire and stop az
the Grand Union HOTEL opposite Grand Central
depot. 600 elegant rooms fitted up at cost OF one
plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied with the
best Horse cars, stages and elevated railr to-
at the Grand Union Hotel than at any other irss-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
No PRINCIPLE ls more noble, as there is none
More holy than that of true obedience.

MENsMAN's PEPToNIzED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object containingits entire nut,'t-
hottS properties. 1t contains blood-making
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswell, Hazard 4
Co., Proprietors, New York. Soldby druggists.
The cable-car system is to be used on the
streets of Pittsburg.
DRUGeIsTs in malarial districts say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
as much the standard remedy for female
weaknesses as quinine is for the prevailing
chillS and fever.
THERE are six hundred German newspaper
published-in the United States
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
WonId You BelieysIte

ssR Ouxh on Coughs"
Ask for ''Rough on Coughs" for Coughs,
Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, loo.
Tinnid 05c
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

Natures great remedy, Kdney-Wort has
cured many obstinate cases of piles. This
most distressing malady generally arises from
constipation and a bad condition of the
bowels. Kidney-Wort acts at the same time as
cathartic and healing tonic, removes the
cause, cures the disease and promotes healthy
state OF the affected organs James F. Mover.
carriage man'fr. of Myerstown, Pa, testihes
to the great healing powers of Kidney Wort,
having been cured by it of a very bad case of
any other remedy W
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11

Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny
and delicate, use "Wells' Health Remover"
1t stands to reason that an oil that cannot
be made rancid, and one that has the greatest
solvent and penetrating powers, while free
from all irritating properties, would make She
finest hair oil in the world Such is Carboline.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
Cafarrh

Is undoubtedly caused by impure blood. Hence
medicine which puries the blood removes the Of
the disease and opens the way for thorough cure.
This is exactly what Hoods SsrsaparA does and IL
makes the cure complete by giving the system health
and strength and enabling it to throw of the depress
ing effects of the disease.
chad been troubled by general debility, caused By
catarrh and humors. Hoods Sarsaparua proved Just
tba thing needed. derived immense amount of
benefit from IT, III f. MILLETT. Boston, Mass.
'Isufered with catarrh fifteen years; tried all tho
.t,rrh remedies without benefit and was about to ty
. change of climate, when took Hoods Sarsaparila
would not take an money consideration for the good
ore bottle did me- Now am not troubled any with
entarrf, I'll W. LIILIs, Chicago. Ill.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
Rough on Pain" Il
/ uDOrfHHf.

Porous and Strengthening, improved, the best
for backache, pains IL chest or side, rbeuma-
tism, Neuralgia. 25c, Druggists or mail
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
Cafnrr6 of the Bladder.
A DlmUrisf,s Story.

Singing, irritation, inflammation all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, cured by "Buchu-
Palba" 81
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
They Drove Him In.

The owner of place on Sibley street
appeared in front of the house yester-
day morning with step-ladder and a
saw and began the work OF trimming
up his shade trees While he was at
the first limb pedestrian halted and
queried:
Going to trim your trees, eh?"
Eyes"
"Um. / see. First-rate time to trim
trees. Um. Exactly"
He hadn't got two blocks away be-
fore number two came along and called
out:
Going to trim your trees. eh'"
eyes"
"Ah! / see. Ought to have waited a
month later
The limb was off when No. 3 halted.
stood for minute with his hands in his
pockets, and then asked:
Going to trim your trees, eh?'
"Yes."
"Ought to have done that last
month"
No. said that April was the proper
month. No. ) wouldn't trim tree ex-
cept in May. No. 6 thought Novem-
Der the best time of year, and so it went
until every month in the year had been
named and there were five or six indi-
viduals to spare. Before the last tree
was finished the seventeenth pedestrian
halted, threw away. the stub of his cigar
and loudly demanded:
'.Going to trim your trees, eh?'
The man hung his saw to limb, go'
down off the ladder, and splitting on his
hands he walked close up to the inquirer
and said:
Supposing l am! What are yol
going to do about it?''
"Oh, nothing" answered the o'her
as he dodoed around pile of brick; ''
was simply going to ask you if yol
used tar Or porous plasters to cover NJ
the scars"
The citizen got his saw and ladde
and disappeared in the house, and th'
remainder of the work will be done a
night. Detroit Free Press.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
Teaching a Calf TO Drink.


Many reader. man as well as boy.
will recognize the truthfnlness and en-
10Y the humor of the following descrip-
ton of experience in giving the calf its
first lessons of how TO drink properly.
We take it from the irish Farmers Ga
zette: Those who have had the mourn
ful experience know that there is moth
ing more trying TO the temper than
the operation of teaching a young calf
to drink. The process is familiar to
svery man who has brought up calf
from infancy. You seize pail of warm
milk go into the stable, catch the calf
by the ears, back him into corner and
bestride his neck. The idiot rather
likes this, and whilo you are reaching
for the pail he employs his time in
soldering the corner of your jacket.
You discover what the blockhead is
about, and box his ears. You can't
help it. You feel that way, and let him
have it. But the calf can't tell for the
lie of him why he has been struck, and
he gives a sudden and unexpected
''hounce." He believes he will go and
stay on the other side of the stable, but
he doesn't announce this beforehand.
He starts on the impulse of the mo-
ment, and you can't tell just when he
arrives there. You ride along with him
little way. But the laws Of gravita-
ton are always about the same. Your
legs, one on each side of the critter,
keeps up with the calf for about sec
ond, but your body doesn't. You slide
over the calf, and your back kisses
the floor Your head is soaking
in the pail of milk. When you get
up you are mad-uncommonly SO.
Milk runs from your hair, and impreca-
tions out of yonr mouth, and you sol
emnly declare that you will teach that
calf to drink or break his neck. The
calf doesn't know of this resolve, and
he glares at you in stupid fright across
the stable. He was not aware that he
wonders ignorantly what is the matter.
You don't try to explain it to him, but
furiously catch him by the ears, look
| back over your shoulder at the milk
pail, and back up toward it, dragging
the calf after you. The calf is out of
wind. and you haven't particle of
grace left in your heart. You are astride
| the calf's neck, and jamming the fingers
of one hand into his mouth, you place
the other on the back of his head and
shove his nose into the pail, fully re-
solved to strangle him if he don't drink.
The calf holds perfectly still-ominously
so-and there is silence for the space of
half minute, at the end of which time
the blockhead, who hasn't drank q
drop. suddenly makes splurge, knocks
the pail over; you are again reduced to
a horizontal from perpendicular, and
when you rise the excitement is intense.
You have been soaked with milk. ''slob-
bered' on, and hurt. Not drop of
milk has gone down the brute's throat,
and there he stands glaring at you,
ready to furnish you with another free
ride wherever you want to go. With an
affidavit you seize the pail, and hob5le
out of the pen, fully resolved to let the
four-footed fool starve; and thus endeth
the first lesson.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
Too Many Farm Implements.

In the great Northwest, as hitherto
in Kansas and Nebraska, the reckless
purchase of farm machinery, and the
failure to properly take care of it, is
frequently noted. The new conner, be-
cause he can buy his reaper and other
machines on credit, purchases freely,
with the confidont expectation that good
crops will enable him to discharge his
obligations: but if the crops are not SO
good, and he is unable to sell as much
as he expected, he frequently gets in a
close spot financially. Perhaps he has
no building beyond a stable for his
horses. Boards are expensive. He
leaves his machinery in an open lot,
with no cover, exposed to all the chang
ing weather. 1t often results that he
can not pay for his machinery, and,
furthermore, it is much damaged sooner
or later. Do not 60 to the Western
prairies to farm, unless you have enough
money to pay for some machinery, and
enough money to construct a proper
shelter for it, after the season is over.
It is an oft recurring and painful sight,
as one rides over the prairie, to see these
farm implements lying around loose in
every direction. american Agricul-
furist.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
History Of the Barber's Pole.

In the earlier davs venesection was
the chief resource of the expert called
in to relieve the sick. So universal was
blood letting that he who lived by prac-
Using the arts of healing was called a
''leech.' The barber's shop furnished
conveniences for practising blood-let-
ting either by the lancet or the applica-
ton of the leech, and the barber finally
added this to tie assumed duties of his
profession. The appliances were staff
to support the arm, cord to bind it,
and bowl to catch the flow of blood.
These were usually displayed in front
of the shop; the bandage being wound
around the staff. the cord tied above it,
and the metal bowl inverted on the top.
After while these were initiated by an
artificial sign. A pole was at first fas-
tened in the ground, wound with the
bandage, and capped with tie bowl.
Then a painted strip of white was put
on the pole in place of the linen, and a
wooden cap of metal color sur
mounted the solid staff. 1t was natural
that the pole should be painted red not
only to show the white stripe more
plainly, but as suggestive of the use to
be made of the bandage. The bowl be-
came ball, and the brass or pewter
gave place to gold or silver-leaf. In
some parts of the world the barber still
retains his skill in venesection, but
bleeding is now the rare exception in
medical practice even in the heroic
school for treating the sick. But where
the barber IS no longer leech, the
sign shorn of its significance, is still re.
tanned, and the stripes and gilt cap will
mark the barber's pole we suppose te
the end of time. It's use certainly ante.
dates any complete historical record
Journal of Commerce.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
The Legend Of Star Island.

During the troublesome times before
and subsequent to the revolution the
Isles of Shoals, off the coast of New
Hampshire, were the resort and hiding
places of the freebooters who haunted
the northern coast, and these silent
rocks. if they could speak, would tell
many q tale of bloody cruelty and
gloomy wrong. The pirates used to
come here to divide and hide their booty,
and melt up the silverplate they cap
tured from the colonists along the coast.
For long time it was supposed that
bushels of doubloons were buried in the
gaping crevices of the rocks, or the
| little caves that have been eaten out of the
| lodges by the restless tide; but the place
was thoroughly searched By several
generations of fishermen, and nothing
more valuable than rusty cutlass or a
bust blunderbus was ever found.
The grandames tell how Captain Kydd
came here often las he sailed as he
sailed, and there are legends of other pi-
rates quite as fierce aud Tree as he. The
Star Island used to be haunted by a
beautiful specter with long white robes
and golden tresses reachingfo her heels,
who used to come out of some undiscov-
cred cavern at dawn and shadowing her
eyes with hand that was as white and
beautiful as a lily's bosom. gaze of
upon the sea in hopeless expectancy
of the return of clipper that sailed
away and never came back again.
The story goes that bloody hearted
old pirate. being pursued by cruiser,
brought his beautiful mistress here and
| I'll |, 70
telling her that by dawn he would be
lack again, but be came not, not even
till now. She died of starvation, but
her faithful spirit still comes to the sum-
nit of the island rs the sun rises each
morning, to meet the corsair, who never
returned.
There are eight of the islands, the
smallest being as large, or rather as
small, as city building lot, and the
largest containing only couple of hun
dred nothing but bare, lifeless
rocks, carved by the incessant waves
into strange grotesqueness, and covered
by no vegetation except low clinging
vines and the New England blueberry.
Four of the islands are inhabited. the
largest, the Appledore, bears hotel
and few cottages. Star Island has
another hotel and a small settlement
of fishermen, third has few
tishermen's huts, and the fourth has a
bold, white lighthouse sprnging out of
its crest. They were discovered by
Captain John Smith, the friend of Poca-
hontas, who in 1914 explored the New
England coast in an open boat, and
spent some time here making repair;
and resting.
On Start sland stands the only monu
ment erected in America to Captain join
Smith it is rude aaair-a prismatic
shaped shaft of marble, upon a pedesta
of sandstone, inscribed at length witt
the record of his valorous deeds, and
some cvclopedias say he is buried here,
but that is mistake. detroit Fire.
Press.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
The Young Farmers Vacation.

A young man in the country, who is
apparently head over-heals in love with
a farmers life lin a horn), writes as
follows:
''You know this is my birthday, and
| have been celebrating it; though
have not told any one but my mother
that it is my birthday. have got my
work up square now and am taking a
vacation After haying and moving
is all done with, you know, there is
quite lull for the farmer. He can
compose himself to rest and have q
good time generally.
''Now, after getting my general
round of chores out of the way this
morning (Which is but an anthem Of
joy), I commenced my celebration.
went and helped Mr.. A. get in six
large loads of oats. I don't think, be.
twfxt the two. it is quite so dangerous
as baseball plaTing, but it beats ten.
pins all out and out. There isymore life
in one forkful of oats than there is in
forty tenpins. Well, after getting in the
oats, | came home and thought l had
celebrated almost enough, and would
take the rest of the day in quiet way
with my mother. In the meantime
took my horse and went out and rar
the cultivator between all the rows o1
my potato field, and tried to shoot 9
woodchuck, but he was too quick fol
me- Then | concluded to sit down anG
talk with mother. So took the milk
pail (after had gone and cut a. wheel
barrow load of grass way down side ot
the road next to Mr. a s pasture bars
for the horse) and went down tt
the pasture and MIXED the cows, anc
did the rest of the little chores, anc
then came back to talk with mother.
II intend to continue my vacation fol
a number of weeks, and enjoy myself
as have to-day. When the harves
comes, I shall be in good trim, brigh
as new dollar, and ready to settle intt
the harness again. | am going visiting
tomorrow forenoon up to Mr.. BIS, K
help him get in his oats. help Mr.
A. throw off couple of loads early il
the morning.
"My goodness! how lovely it would
be to have dear wife to enjoy my va
cation with me; but | have no one t,
blame for that but myself, for we al
know that the farmer can have the OBJ
ject of his hearts alteration by asking.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
Hawaii N Houses.

The houses o Honolulu are always
open, day and night, as the temperature
IS so warm that one has to sleep out If
doors, as it were, to get enough fresh
air. They are built mostly of wood,
though many of the oldest and more
substantial houses are built of coral
stone, few of lava stone, and many
may vet be seen within the limits of
Honolulu made of grass and occupied
by the natives. These native huts or
houses are built by making a frame
work of bamboo poles covered with lay
ers of the banana tree. the trunk OF
which can be removed in layers This
again is covered with grass end trimmed
on the corners and top by weaving the
grass into different patterns. One
opening or door usually admits enough
light and air for the average native,
though some huts are divided into sew
eral rooms, with two and sometimes
three doors. A mat hung down on the
inside, covering the opening, is the
common door. Mats made of broad
grass interviewer or braided. and some
times flags form the carpets, and pile
of from two 70 ten, and sometimes even
more, make the bed on which the
natives and invited guests sleep.
Furniture there is none, the natives al.
ways sitting on the ground with Their
legs crossed beneath item. Then
kitchen is outside, and is composed oi
a heap of stones and ordinarily an iror
J pot Boston transcript.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29

hither and thither by the tempest, and
waves washed over them again and
again, the spray freezing to them and
causing them intense suffering. Night
came on, one of inky darkness. and the
wind threw heavy tioes together, and
crash after or ash of ice breaking over
their own foe warned tho men death
was near to them. No man knew at
what minute the foe might break up
and the water engulf them.
The first faint light of dawn showed
that little remained of the t1oe on which
they were. The sea washed another
foe close to them. Closer it came, and
at last at the word the men succeeded
in getting upon it. The storm slowly
subsidized and they again landed at
Esquimaux Point, near Baird's Inlet,
September 90. Here winter quarters
were built, and scouts were sent to Cape
Isabella and Cape Sabine. In few
days they returned. but their report
sent thrill of horror to every heart.
At Cape Isabella and Cape Sabine there
were found only eighteen hundred ra-
tions. and from Garlington's records
they learned the fate of the Proteus.
Every one knew death must come to
nearly all of the party long before q
ship of rescue could force its way into
Melville Bay. Efforts were made to
sustain the spirit of the men by lectures
and light reading. On October Is the
party removed to Cape Sabine. Jan
uary IL Cross died of scurvy. In April
the rations issued daily had dwindled
to four ounces of meat and six ounces ot
bread. Man after man died, and al
hope had fled when, on May B, the
blast of the whistle reused the survivors
from the lethargy of approaching
death.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-11-29
The Boa Dimes.

The seventeen-feet African boa con-
strictor which j. w. Holmes, the pro-
prietor of the Brooklyn Standard
Museum. bought from the stock left by
Snowman Reilly, who was recently
killed By rattle snake bite. had one
of his eventful days yesterday. He was
fed. Ordinary boa constructors get
along comfortably and live century
or more by eating a good sized animal
three or four times year and lying
listless the rest of the time. Mr.. Holmes
has been making this boa a high liver,
but he had eaten nothing for about
two weeks. Shortly after eating his
last meal he had an alteration with q
South American anaconda, twelve
feet long, who was kept in the case
with him, and the anaconda, after a
dangerous struggle by Holmes, was
taken out dead and without an un-
broken bone in his body. The ana
conda had also been one of Reilly's
snakes. and was worth about $500.
The boa lay coiled up in one corner
OF his case yesterday when fine seven
ty-five-cent rabbit was showed in. The
rabbit sat down quietly in one corner,
and the boa's tongue began to play in
and out with lightning rapiditv. Then
the muscles of the looped body began to
move throughout its entire length and
the head was pushed slowly toward the
prey. The rabbit put its nose out in
quisitively toward the boa's head, but
as the forked tongue glittered it drew
back and jumped to the other end of
the cage. The snake moved slowly
along as before, its eyes fixed on the
rabbit.
"He's looking to get good hold"
said the proprietor.
The rabbit, after its momentary
fright, seemed unconscious of its dam
ger. 1t again put its nose out and
again jumped over the big coil to the
other side of the cage. The serpent
moved its head about for quarter of
an hour, its eyes always fixed on the
rabbit, its red tongue darting constantly
in and out. At last the rabbit sat mo-
tionless in one corner, and the boa lay
still for moment eying it.
.He isn't very hungry, guess. He
acts lazy said the animal man.
Suddenly fhe boa's head darted for
ward There was slight squeal from
the rabbit The boa had both the white
feet in its mouth, and coil about the
body squeezing tighter and tighter.
The rabbit did not squeal again. It
couldn't. It kicked few times, bat
the reptile held it firmly, and in a min
ute's time it uncoiled, and the beautiful
rabbit lay deformed and dead. The
boa took the head in its mouth. and,
holding the body in its coils, stretched
it out, and then very slowly swallowed
it. Afterward it darted its tongue in
and out, and moved its head toward the
outside of the cage.
'.He wants more" said the keeper.
"We'll give him one more in an hour.
That will last him two weeks. ~. Z.
/ Sun.