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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
An Officers Duties.

A cavalry officer who attends properly
to his duty has something to do. He
has first much of the usual routine of
the infantry officer to look after. Such
as setting up recruits, foot drill, guard
duty, target practice, recitation in tao
tics, proper care of arms, clothing,
equipments, barracks and bedding, the
personal cleanliness of the men, as well
as their health, proper cooking of ra-
tons, guard duty, target practice, COM
pany returns and accounts. Now comes
the duty peculiar to cavalry-drllllng
the men on horseback, care and practice
of three weapons, sabre, carbine and re-
volver. looking after the completeness OF
each horse equipment, consisting OF
saddle, bride, watering bride, larlat
and picket pin, side lines, nose bag,
halter and saddle blanket. He must see
that the saddle blankets are kept clean,
that the men know how to fold them,
and what is of great importance, that
they can belt their horses properly ;
also to study the horses mouth so as to
properly bit them, and in riding see that
the troopers weight is properly distrib-
uted on the saddle so that no muscle of
the animal is unduly exhausted. He
must be conversant with the proper
grooming, feeding and watering horses,
and also see at a glance if the horse is
properly shod whether the shoe is too
long OF too short, and whether the hoof
has been pared too much or too little.
His extra duties not common to the in
fantry officer are two stable calls, stable
guard and head guard to look after and
at many posts to pack train, to drill,
pack saddles and rations for eight or
twelve days to look after. The cavalry
officer must be Theoretically, at least,
blacksmith, groom, doctor, cook, veter-
mary surgeon, gunsmith. saddler, har-
ness maker, surgeon, and lawyer, when
he sits in court martial.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
Mans Consciousness.

Two texts were taken by Mr.. Beecher
in Plymouth Church Sunday for his SER
mon. Mathew, XII, the last three YER
ses, he made the prelude to Luke, viii. -,
SO, to the end, which tells of the sinful
woman who anointed the Saviours feet
in the house of the Pharisee. In the
course of the sermon he said -
''The Pharisee was so Just that his re-
Iigion set him outside the great pale of
sympathy with struggling, sinful human
nature. Is he the only man, or his class
the only class, whose religion cuts them
off from feeling of fellowship with
men, on the ground that men are sin
fuI?"
"The voice of God in nature is the
way from little to great, from the NOR
bid to the wholesome. from imperfection
toward perfection, and the voice of God
in human consciousness ought to be the
same"
''The ignorant ought not to be put
out of the way as uncongenial compan-
ions to those who know much. and
everywhere throughout the whole round
of the Gospel inspiration it is this-be-
cause men are wicked, broken, discon-
bOldlG3 SttIl anu oOI1OWItll, YOU nave q IS
ion to them, you who have that which
they need"
81 am out of all patience when men
have battle of texts to prove the divin-
ity of Christ.
"Oh, wonderful theology of the soul
Strange genius of the heart-interpret-
ing God! AS much of God as can be
brought within the limit of human COM
prehension shone out of Jesus Christ,
and that is God enough for me, and the
arithmetical formula of three in one and
one in three is preposterous."
'"Ihere are people who are rather
proud, on the whole, of knowing just ex-
actly where iniquity is and all the signs
of it."
"When was a boy if anybody ever
hungered and thirsted after religion ]
did. tried to get it and tried to get it.
l was like one who heard the sound OF
music in house to which he was invited
and could not find coat and could not
make one"
81 read Jonathan Edwards horrible
sermons about hell. They were made
for hell, and ought to be sent to hell
81 thought | was a depraved little
Sluu6I, WIluOIG u pdItlCl0 VI SOOu Ill u1S'
[ was burdened with historic sense Of
being sinful; L was taught that [ was
born totally depraved, and I concluded
l was bundle of fuel for hell fire."
81 have seen the time that wished
was the COW [ was driving into the field
1T would all be over with her when
she died"
''Never shall [ forget the time when
the scales fell from my eyes. I remem-
Der the morning when got the view Of
God as one whose nature it was to
have compassion on men-not when
they had got over SHINING, but while
they were SHINING and because they
were shining.
81 hear a good deal about the religion
of humanity. The religion of humanity
is poor stuff if it comes up to US from
mere externals. The religion of human
ity must be found in the consciousness
that God and we are one-He in us and
wa in him -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
The Handy HOusekeeper.

At this season the stock of under
clothing should be replenished for every
member of the family. Never permit
the underwear of the family to run down
or it will take considerable money to get
in an entire new stock. A few articles
added now and then will tighten your
pocket-book but little and always keep
them well supplied.
1t is wisest to get whole piece of nice
muslin, if you can spare the money, at
one time. Then during these long
winter evenings it will rest you to make
it up into nice garments. Many house,
keepers make the mistake of cutting out
a quantity of work at once, when they
know that comparatively little time
day can be spared to make it up. The
pieces get lost often and the material is
thus wasted.
Undergarments should fit nicely,
neither tightly nor loosely, and it is best
to make an article, then try it on and
remedy its defects when cutting the next
one.
One of the best as well as prettiest and
cheapest trimming for underwear are
to ten cents. Zigzag braid is also strong
and ornamental, and ten cents worth will
go quite distance. For white skirts 1t
is always wisest to sew on tapes than
button and button-hole, for, besides
avoiding the danger of the skirt becom-
ing unbuttOned, it is not apt to be torn,
and the waist may be large or small, as
the wearer wishes. These tapes should
be of sufficient length to pass about the
waist and tie in front.
Corset covers especially for summer or
evening wear are made more comfortable
and better by having a running string
about the top to tie In front. This
gathers the garment nicely about the
shoulders and prevents the sleeve slip
ping over the arm, besides leaving plenty
of room for an easy movement of the
arm.
Another Improvement on the white
skirt is to have a running string entirely
through the belt, instead of a band
The gathers may then be adjusted to suit
the dress to be worn over it.
A very stiff, white skirt can be made
to wear in place of the Objectionable
hoop by making it double all the way
up and having deep hem of the double
material. This garment when starched
will be stiff enough to stand alone, and
will remain so for some time unless
hung up in a damp place.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
Spider Life Wonders.

In lecture at the Lowell Institute
Professor Wood dealt with the phe.
nOmena of spider life. The female is
larger and much fiercer than the male,
who while paying his addresses is in
constant peril, frequently losing some
of his legs. In one tribe the female is
1,30O times as large as the male. The
spiders thread is made up of innumer-
able small threads or tibers, one of these
threads being estimated to be one two
millionth of hair in thickness. Three
kinds of thread are spun {: One of great
strength for the radiating OF spoke lines
of the web. The cross lines, or what a
sailor might call the ratlines, are finer
and are tenacious, that is, they have
upon them little specks or globules of a
very sticky gum. These specks are put
on with even interspaces. They are set
quite thickly along the line. and are
what, in the first instance, catch and
hold the legs or wings of the fly. Once
caught in this fashion the prey is held
secure by threads flung over it some
what in the manner of a lasso. The
third kind of silk is that which the
spider throws out in a mass or flood, by
which it suddenly envelOps any prey of
which it is somewhat afraid, as for
example, a wasp. A scientific expert
menter once drew out from the body of
a single spider 3, 48O yards of thread or
spider silk-a length little short of
three miles. Silk may be woven OF
spiders thread, and it is more glossy
and brilliant than that of the silk worm,
being of a golden color. An enthusiastic
entomologist secured enough of it for
the weaving of a suit of clothes for
Louis XIV.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
England'S India.

British journals bring interesting de-
tails of the industrial census of India in
1881. The total population of the coun-
try is 253, S91, 821, and of this enormous
number only So, 544 persons are British
born subjects, and 56,646 are soldiers
and 12,0SS females. Practically less
than 1900 male civilians, welding an
army of $4,000 men, control the vast
empire. The whole number of Euro
peans returned is only 146, 6I2. The oc.
equations of 102, 629, 900 persons are de-
fined, and of these II. 1879 600 are
engaged in agriculture or the care of
animals. In industrial occupations 81
041 900 persons are engaged, Il. S59. 600
males and 1872, 600 females. The
workers in cotton and fax number
5,485, 455; in clothing, 2,915, 28O; in vege-
table food, 3, 165, 429; in stone, CLAY and
earthenware, 1850, 974; in houses and
buildings, $50, 453; in gums and resins,
762, 526; in bamboo, cane, rush, straw and
leaves, $50, 1872; in gold, silver and precious
stones, 472, 956; and in iron and steel
only 473, 361. Engaged in the work of
government, national, local and munich
pal, are 1,S43, 900 persons, of whom
315, 600 are classed as belonging to the
army. The professional classes embrace
,451, 900 persons. 1t is interesting to
notice how widely the proportion of per.
sons engaged in these several depart
ments iii India differs from that which
prevails in western nations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
TAKEN DOWN A FEW PEGS.
An Unframed Cowboy Orders RattIesnakes
ON Toast, and is Served.

A typical cowboy, fresh from his herd,
were all filed with the exception of one,
at which the terror of the plains seated
himself. AS he pulled off his hat and
united the red bandana handkerchief
from around his throat, he looked dis
painfully around.
The nimble waiter brushed an imagin-
airy bread crumb from the cloth, whisBed
bill of fare from the caster and placed
it before the festive and untamed youth.
''Take it away? p he snarled. 81 can't
eat that. | want rattlesnake on toast p
"Rattlesnake on toast p yelled the
waiter.
"Rattlesnake on toast p responded the
cook.
There was a slight flutter among the
guests at this strange order, and the cow
boy was scanned by many curious eyes.
He looked little disconnected at hav-
ing his order so promptly taken, and
glanced furtively toward the front of the
house. He saw the cooks and walters
engaged in filling orders, and looking
as solemn as graveyards after midnight.
He assumed a nOnchalant air and
picked his teeth with a fork.
A cook deity removed the skin from
pickerel and cutting strip in proper
shape, placed it in a spider.
The waiter who had taken the order
came tripping back to the bold buccaneer
of the pampas.
"Will you have your snake well done
or rare ?"
"Rare, with coolies of milk gravy on
it,
Gimme that snake rare-milk gravy
on the side" was hallooed to the cook.
'Snake rare; milk gravy-side," cook
shouted back
''Say !'' said the bovine steerer, as the
waiter passed him, "I'll take it well
done"
''Make it well DONE
"Make it well done, was answered
back
The lariat wrestler began to grow
nervous The devil may-care expression
had left his eyes, and soft, subdued,
melancholy shade had taken its place.
He fidgeted in his chair, and seemed to
be nerving himself for an ordeal.
"Here you are, sir" said the culinary
Ganymede, placing a dish in which
was something nicely coiled, which
looked like a fried speciman of the genus
crotalus. ''Have little Worcester
sauce? Gives a very fine flavor. Some
folks like mushrooms with their snakes.
Others prefer Chill colorow. A little
salad dressing don't go bad. There's
vinegar and olive oil in the caster. Will
you have tea or coffee? Very fine
snake. Caught yesterday. Fat and
tender"
When the waiter was delivering him
self of this eulogy ON the meal, the
steer puncher showed his chair back.
His eyes bulged out, and he became
pale around the gills.
81 don't think I'll eat anything
amt hungry" he said, as he rose I'M
steadily to his feet and reached for his
hat.
"Maybe you'd prefer Drilled mecca
sim" insinuatingly suggested the
waiter.
''No," he replied, as the ashen pallor
deepened on his face. 81 amt bit
hungry" He cast another glance at the
dish he had ordered and made break
for the door. He forgot to ''pay at the
counter. y cheyenne Stm.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
The Widows Mite.

In compliance with your request l send you
a statement of my case. l will write you
with double purpose, first 10 thank you for
the great amount of good your medicine,
Hunts Remedy, has done me, and secondly,
with the hope that my recovery will induce
some sufferer to do as l did, "use the great
specific and be cured" For nearly whole
year l was an invalid, unable to go out of the
house, and a great part of the time confined
to my bed, a living, powerless subject of the
most dreadful of all diseases-kidney COM
plant From the long suffering | became
weak from the loss of strength, with lack
of vitality, and very much reduced in flesh.
All this time was taking various medicines,
and under the care of our family doctor, and
not receiving particle of help. lhad almost
despaired of getting well when my attention
was called to Hunts Remedy by boarder IN
my family. I commenced taking it Jun
known to the DOCTOR with but little hopes of
relief. This non-belief was soon expelled,
however, as l daily began to improve, L
continued the use of Hunts Remedy (and TO
make long story short), used eight bottles,
dispensed with the doctor, and to the surprise
of all who knew me- and my own great satlS-
faction, became as well as ever. All PAINS
and aches vanished, appetite returned, gained
strength and flesh, and to-day consider my
self as well as ever, and only too glad to place
my testimony with that of many others
That your medicine, Hunts Reneuy;
brought me from a sick bed well know, anu
many PEOPLE who know of my condition pro
nounce my cure almost miraculous. an
happy to say 1 am enjoying excellent healtil,
thanks to your valuable medicine, Hunt >
Remedy. MRS. L. W. W. CL LA!a S4oo+
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
Prohibition.

Mr.. d. r. Locke says in letter from
Portland to the Toledo Blade that pro
hibition does prohibit. OF certain vii
layers he says 'They go to Portland,
a distance of six miles, and buy jugful
of rum. They leave their wagon IN the
open country at the outskirts Of the vii
lage, and wait till long after nightfall
and make their way across lots to their
homes with the coatraband stuff. Their
customers drop i'll one at time, and
take their drinks in the kitchen where
it is concealed. There are no crowds OF
men about bar, one to invite the other.
The men go for the drink alone, and
their drinks they take by themselves.
In the very nature of the case they dare
not 90 in parties. Two dare not enter
the house together. To separate, to $50
late the drinkers is to kill drinking for
anybody except those in whom the APP
petite is too strong to be resisted,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
A Little Palace on Wheels.

PATHS private palace car, built at an
expense of $40, 900, is named "Adelina
Patti" In the center of the car is a
saloon about IA feet long and 9 broad
The roof is paneled with embossed
leather, colored with two shades of gold
leaf. In the sides of the saloon are plate
glass windows 60 inches long and 46
high. On either side of the windows
are beveled glass mirrors, set in the side
of the car. PATHS private room is at
one end of the saloon and Nicolini's at
the other. The woodwork in the saloon
is amaranth wood, and the painted pan
elings are by the artist Rosinoli. The
apartment contains an upright piano,
two revolving chairs, table and sofa.
PATHS room is 10 feet long and 81 feet
wide. In one corner is a tiny bathroom,
Just large enough for a French, or half
length, bathtub. Hot or cold water are
supplied. Patti has three windows in
her room, and under the middle window
a writing-desk three feet high, covered
with green baize and containing four
drawers. Above the copper nickle-plated
wash basin, in a corner of the room, q
beveled glass mirror is set into the wall
The ceiling is of old gold, embossed
leather. The bed is upholstered in sill
ver-blue tinted tapestry, dotted with
little roses, and this upholstering is car
ried around the walls and between the
windows. The wood used in this room
is satinwood.
Nicolini's room is like PATHS, except
that the wood is amaranth and the
upholstering is of dark gold-threaded
tapestry. Nicolini's valet has a room
next to his, and PATHS two maids a room
next to her room. At Nicolini's end of
the car is buffet, in which will be an
ice chest, hot water boiler, spirit stove,
wine closet, silver and table linen. There
are no arrangements for preparing any
thing more substantial than an egg or
tea and coffee.
The manufacturer says the car is a
counterpart of one made by him some
time ago for the Gar of Russia, to be
used bv the Grand Duka Michaal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31
MARKET NOTES.

NEW YORK MARKET.
The Wholesale New York market quotations
show:
BEANs-Prime, S4.4O@$45O; fair to good.
$2.7O@$2.75 per bushel.
BUTTER - New York sold at 41@42c for
choice in pals, and 1S@19c. common to good.
Western Creamery sold at 36@3Sc, and the
common Western at 17(D1Sc.
CHEEsE-Factory fancy, 1301313c; do. fair
to good, 10@1215c.
EGGs-Quotations ranged from Sic. for Or
binary, to 3315c for New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
So. 90OS7.OO; extra New York, $3.80@$6OO.
HAY Shipping. 50@55c.; clover, 45@6Oc.,
salt, 60c; straw, 5O@55c.
Hops-New York, 25026c.; Eastern. 20@25c;
yearlings, 2O@25c; olds, - @ .oz<a-.<,
in bulk in barrels S5Sc; naphtha, 6$4c. in
shipping order. and III @12c. in cases.
PoRK-Clear back. $17.3719@$18.5O; dressed
WI WHEAT Spring No. 8, s1.O2@41 o. Mil
waukee, No. 2, $1.05; amber, $1.32@S2 40;
white, S1.110$1.l2.
CoRN-Ungraded Western Mixed. 48@65c;
Steamer Mixed, 60@6O13c in elevator. Csc.
delivered; No. 2 6315GDG4c. in elevator, GAO
livered.
RYE-state, 7l15@7515c.
WooL-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
xxx, 45@46c.; Xxx, 42@44c.; X, 42@43c.i No.
L, q,
New York and Western Xxx and x, 39@4512c;
No. !, 44@45c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
FLoUR-State family, $500; rye flour
SO. 5O0$3. rs wheat, State, g. oslo
amber, $1.43; corn, yellow, 55c. mixed States
62c.
PErRoLEUM-Refined, 1876; crude, SIC.
WooI-State and Western Xxx, 46@5Oc; x,
47@48c.; medium, 50@51c.; coarse, 45c
BOSTON MARKET
FLOUR - From $3OO@$3.5 80 for low and
medium. to $4.25@5.75 for choice Minnesota.
Corn. 7O072c. for mixed and yellow.
BUTTER - Common, 1Sc. @22c. Vermont
dairy, 24030c.; choice creamery, 33Q36c.
CHEZsE-12013c.
BEANs-$3. 2O0$3.25.
HAY-Choice, $15@$16
CATTLE MARKETS.
BUFFALO - Cattle, good quality, S6.65@
$500; hogs, fair to good, $6.2O@$6.3Oi best,
$6.75.
EAST LIBERTY PENN.-Best cattle, 6.25G
S6.75: medium to good, $5.25@$6.00; common
to fair, $500@$6.00: Hogs, Workers, $500
Sc. 10; Philadelphias, $630@$660. Sheep,
$5.25ja$5.50.
WATERFOWL, MAss.-Cattle, choice. s -
OSLO 25; extra, $8.GO@$9.OO; first quality,
$7.O0@$7.5O; second quality, $5.0O@$6.50:
third quality $4.O0@S4.5 So Sheep and lambs
wool sheep, $2.50@$475 extra, $1,000
1918; spring lambs, 5000; Veal calves
315c@71ac.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

SAVED Hm.-Nerve and presence OF
mind saved John Fl. Feldkamp's life.
He is cutter in Cincinnati clothing
store. While operating a machine a
spring broke, and as he reached to pick
up detached piece, his long beard was
caught and rapidly wound into the ma
chinery, which threatened to draw in
his head and crush it. Instantly he
threw out his arms and braced them
against the frame of the cutter, and thus
he stood until his beard had been pulled
out by the roots and part of his cheek
had been torn off, exposing the gum OF
his lower law.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

THE BRUE.-The Duke of Wellington
once met by accident an officer in state
of inebriety. ''Look here, sir, said the
Iron Duke, ''what would you do if you
met one of your men in the condition in
which I find you? ?" The Colonel drew
himself up, gave the military salute and
replied with great gravity. 81 would
not condescend to say word to the
brute" His wit saved his commission.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

A LITTLE FRE.-Near Blakely, Ga,
yoke of oxen ran away while the driver
was standing behind them lighting his
pipe. Dropping the match, he started
in pursuit of the Iunaways. The pine
straw took fire, and the fire spread,
sweeping all before it. Some farmers
lost nearly ali their fencing, and Mr..
Davis, who was sick in bed, lost every
building ON his place except his dwell
ing, and that was saved with much
difficulty.
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Industry is the foundation OF pleasure.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. stronger than any
Other Butter Color.

BURLINGTON, W., May Sd, 1882.
hereby certify that L have examined the
Butter Color prepared by Wells, Richardson
Co., and that the same is free from alkai or
any other substance injurious to health; that l
have compared it with some OF the best OF the
other Butter Colors in the market and find it
to be more than twenty-five per cent stronger
in color than the best of the Others
| am satisfied that it is not liable to become
rancid. or in any way to injure the butter 1
have examined it after two months free expo
snre to the air in a place liable to large
changes of temperature and found no trace
of rancidity while other kinds similarly
nosed became rancid A. II. SABIN.
Prof Chemistry, University of Vermont.
You would use st. Patricks Salve if you
knew the good it would do you.
Shear DODspOSa-RanOS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

TExAs.-Texas comprises 22S organ
lied counties and territory enough to
form 100 more without violating the
Constitution, which fixes the minimum
at thirty square miles. There is one
county 400 miles in length. A gentle
an who has spent several years in the
State says that the 175, 5S7, $40 acres are
susceptible of a high state of cultivation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

Om.-Some experiments were made
at Folkstone recently with an apparatus
for calming troubled waters by means of
oil. A PIPE 1000 feet in length was ex-
tended from the pier in an easterly direc-
ton and the oil was forced through this.
Pumping commenced about five min
utes previous to the arrival of the South
eastern Company's steam packet, and
before she came to the broken water
near the end of the pier, it was quite
Gained hY the action of the oil
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-31

RULL-GREAsE BUTTER. is the
Use of advertising? It is said that there
are over $50, 900, 900 pounds of oleomar-
garine sold annually in the United
States. Yet scarcely a retail dealer adj
vertises it, and it might be hard to find
one in any city who has it on hand, or
ever keeps tiff you can believe their
assertions. Boston people alone, use a
thousand pounds per week of giIt-edged
butter, and want as much more, so it
has not spoiled the market for good but
ter yet.