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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

A DREADFUL DIsEAsE.--Read, ponder and
profit thereby. kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs is cOnceded by all who have used il
plete Throat and Lung Healer. All persons
afflicted with that dreadful d sease-C Con sumption
will find speedy relief and in majority of cases
lied l.. Hanalord To refund the money 10 any
party who has taken three-fourths OF bottle
without relief, Price 5ocents and o., Trial size
free.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16
MIDDLEBURY. VT, JANUARY 16 1885.

mpopathic veterinarian. was called and
located the disease in less than ten min
utes. and if he h1d been called at first all
think Mr.. Bryant would have had live
horse today.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria
When she was Miss, she clung TO Castoria
When she had Children. she gave them Cast'a
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

BasnThe Cutter Marble company will
sell all kinds of cemetery work, consist
ing of monuments, tablets, headstones,
markers, curbing, &c, from their sales
room, formerly the old cotton mill, Main
street, Middlebury, at WHOLESALE
PRICES, adding cost of lettering.
Work will be erected in cemeteries
when desired. Enter through Office.
M. d. BROOKS, Manager.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
How to Make Potato Rolls.

Wash six potatoes of medium size, or
sweet potatoes enough to make an equal
quantity; boil them in their jackets un-
til they are quite tender; peel them, put
them into sieve. add TO them a heap
ing tablespoonful of butter, the yolks Of
three raw eggs, and level teaspoonful
of salt, and rub them through the sieve
with potato masher; dissolve a small
cake of fresh compressed yeast in
a little milk, mix it with pint of milk,
and then mix that with the mashed
potato, and sufficient flour to make a
dough stiff enough to knead: cover the
dough with a folded towel, and set in
warm place until it has risen twice its
height; then mold it in the form of small
rolls; place them an inch apart on a
buttered baking-pan, cover them with a
folded towel, put the pair in warm
place until the rolls have swollen to
double their size; then brush them over
with melted butter, and bake them in u
quick oven for twenty minutes, or until
the rolls are done. In raising the dough
or the rolls, they must not be put
where the heat is too great to bear the
hand, or they will not be light. The
process will occupy about an hour and
half in. ordinary pleasant weather; if the
cold is extreme, the time of raising the
rolls will be heightened.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Dollars and Cents.

I'll write you ballad on dollars and
cents, every line shall be perfectly true !;
and I'm writing these verses on pur-
pose, my friend, to present a few home
truths to you. A quarter locks small
when you're out with "the boys" fifty
cents or dollar soon goes; and ride
ON the car or beer is but five, which is
nothing" as everyone knows. If you
squander quarter each day of your
lie, though it may seem remarkably
queer, if you put it away in the bank
you would have SOL 25 IN year. But
quarter day is not half what you waste
# you count your occasional sprees,
what you waste will well pay for your
BOARD and your clothes, and the rest you
can save if your please. So shut Oft
your treating, and walk when you can,
and give up the excitement you've
craved, and you'll be quite surprised at
the end of the year at the tidy amount
YOU have saved.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Mr.. Beecher In Solemn Mood.

In his sermon on Sunday Henry Ward
Beecher said: "The near approach of
death opens mems eyes and thrusts upon
them thoughts that they will not allow,
because they are too disturbing. in
times of peace and prosperity. Life
plows very shallow, but death plows
deep. What are your aims in life Have
you any idea in life that rises to the
dignity of moral purpose2 Is it only
that you may be happy through the
charmed hours, or is it that you may get
a broader foundation Are your
thoughts of life and the purposes of life
framed on the grounds of ambition?
How many men there are whom riches
have fooled And yet, when it comes to
the dying day, men naturally say to
themselves, Whose shall all this be, and
what to me is all this treasure Naked
came L into this world and naked go I
ont, and of my houses, my lands. my
ships, my warehouses, can nothing
take with me.
"There is one chamber in life which
never can be furnished, and that is the
grave. And what have beyond? Rich
am in this life, to be pauper in the life
to come. There are some mems hearts
that are like newly built houses, all of
whose chlmneys smoke-their unsub-
dued passions, their selishness. the ag
gressions of pride, the unreasonable de-
mands one upon the other. One thing
would do good-open all the windows
and let the smoke out. Put thine house
IN order. for this day thou shalt de-"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
He Grew in Two States.

care you native of the State ?" asked
the Judge of the United States Court,
addressing fat man who had been sum-
moned to testify in case OF 'IoIt dis
tilling.
"Mostly, Jedge."
81 mean were you born in this
State?"
'I understand. I want born here,
but I am mighty nigh native"
"Came here when you were quite
young, I suppose?"
"No, sir, amt been here but about
ten year."
Chow old are you?"
Fifty"
"Then how is it that you are very
nearly native of the State ?"
swell, when 1 come here I only
weighed about hundred pounds. Now
I weigh two forty, so you see one hun
dred and forty pounds of me are native
while only one hundred pounds comes
from Missoury. ."-ArkansaaO Traveller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
From His High Estatv>

Among the vagrants committed to the
Tombs of New York City was man
about 63 years of age, of venerable ap-
pearance, who many years ago occupied
an excellent position in society. He was
an ex-Judge of the Marine Court (now
City Court.
He occupied seat on the bench OF the
Marine Court during 1S48 and 1850. AT
ter his retirement he was candidate for
reelection, but failed of the nomination.
This disappointment affected his future
life. He became dissipated, and al
.hough he was good lawyer and could
have built up a lucrative practice, he
threw away his chances by his habits.
He lost caste in the profession and sank
lower and lower until he became an OBJ
iect of charity to those who had known
him during his prosperity. Old lawyers
and Judges remembered him and gave
him money for old acquaintance sake.
He has been several times committed to
the workhouse on Blackwells Island.
He staggered into the Jefferson Market
Police Court and asked to be committed.
He is mental aud physical wreck from
the effects of drink. Justice O'Reilly
committed him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Encke's Comet Returning.

Professor Brooks has just good
observation of Encke's comet, now SLOW
ly frightening as the time approaches
for its return to its perihelion. 1t is
nearly sixty-six years since the inde-
fatigable astronomer whose name it bears
announced his great discovery that this
comet travels in path of short period
round the sun. The comet of ITO,
found by Lexell to describe an elliptic
orbit with periodic time of only five
and half years. had been up to 1919
the only comet of short period observed
nearly approaching the earth, but Lex
ellis has for more than century been
the 'lost comet" The periodicity of
Eucke's comet, has, however, been fully
established, and on each occasion when
its return to its perihelion has been re-
predicted it has, as Herschel says, scru-
pulously kept to its appointment.
Owing to a resistance which it en-
counters from rare ethereal medium
pervading the region through which it
moves Encke's comet, singularly enough,
has slowly but continually diminishing
period. When it first became an object
of great astronomical interest its period
was 1,211 days. According to late cal
culation of DR.. Backlund, of the I'M
perial Observatory at Pulkowa, its pres
eat period of revolution is l ,207. Sc days,
and its perihelion passage in 1885 takes
place on March 7. The observations of
Professor Brooks prove that the comet is
making its revolstion without being seri-
ously affected by planetary attraction,
and will return to its perihelion on time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Skies Aglow at Midnight.

The Bismarck Tribune says: Perhaps
as strange an aerial phenomenon as has
ever been experienced or observed in
the Northwest was that in the Missouri
slope Tuesday night. AT aoout mid
night the entire heavens were brilliantly
illuminated with bright, warm light.
The experience of the pedestrian was
similar to that of a sudden lighting OF
lamp in darkened room. 1t reminded
one of standing beneath an electric light
tower in the evening just as the lights
first throw out their brilliant rays. One
solitary sword-like ray reached out from
Aurora's northern lighthouse, and, as If
touching some magnet set firmly In the
zenith or connecting with another cleo
tric current in the very center OF the
starry dome, perfect ocean OF flicker
ing light was produced, with a small
circle of dazzling briiliancy in the center.
The phenomenon lasted about twenty
minutes, during which time newspaper
could be read with perfect ease out OF
doors or at a window in an unlghted
rom
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

ciic Railroad runs some water cars that
are like the big Oil tanks to be seen ON
the Erie. Water sells readily at Colora.
90, the nearest place of Importance at
nifty cents barrel, and it is not Croton
there. Nevertheless, the poster calls
tins "the sheep parlor of the wor,, " and
adds: '''-'' anu
This locality, ewing to the mildnoss
OF the climate, the rich natural grasses
that grow in profuslon, and from tha
fact that good, pure water can be fonnd
in any place by digging or boring from
fifteen to ninety feet, establishes tie
truth of the statement that it is the fin
est stock country in the world"
This is to degree true. The mes
quite grass is excellent for sheep. and
there is all abundance of it uron these
plains, which have but recently been
entered by stockmen: but the water
problem is serious one. and takes time
and money to solve it. There was once.
Syater here, as the river beds, now coy-
cred with grass, show, but it was ages
ago. There are now and then to be
found Indian wells where the savaees
had their camps. In digging them out
the spade turns up gypsum and alkali
clay. The plowman on a ranch near by
the other day cut off the head of an i'm
mense rattlesnake, whose body was erect
in hole in the ground. The promoters
Of the town claim that by the same use
of water that is customary by the North
ern gardeners of the large cities, fine
vegetables would be sure crop, but the
water supply from windmills is uneven
and meagre, and adequate water is more
of an expectation than q realization.
The promoters hold out farming, gar
dening, vine and fruit culture as induce
ments to investors, but there is no rec.
ord of any crop, single grape or sin.
gle apple, pear or peach ever having
been raised. Those who brave every
thing to join in the solution of the prob
lens upon which the future of the new
made town rests are entitled to the
sympathy they deserve. To those
familiar with the secret of Midland's 8
boom, the cruelty practiced upon conGd.
ing emigrants seems great.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Want Among the Poor Of st. Louis.
EIGHT THOUSAND PERSONS DEPENDENT
ON SYSTEM OF DAILY RATIoNs,

Never in the history of st. Louis,
says local paper, have the people OF
the city been confronted with the prob
lem which now stares them in the face.
The commercial depression of the last
six months, followed by the closing
down of the principal manufactures,
have thrown about 10000 men out of
Employment. OF this number it is esti-
mated that s, 600 are to-day entirely des-
titute, and the problem of furnishing
;ood and clothing for this army is now
agitating the municipal government and
the various charitable organizations.
The latter are inadequate for the work.
Their rooms are filed night and day
With thousands of helpless creatures, ac-
cually starving. The police stations are
5esieged for shelter, and nightly for two
weeks have housed 20, 900 men.
A great deal has been contributed but
not half enough to meet. the wants OF
chose in need. Police stations have been
made distribution points for supplies.
Every day the ranks of the destitute are
increased, until the army is SO large that
a few persons have taken the problem in |
hand and are endeavoring to successful |
ly solve it. With this purpose the Sani-
tary Aid Association was organized. The
scheme of this organization is to collect
SIS from the property owners and ten
ants of every block in the central portion
Of the city and use the money in giving
employment to the destitute in cleaning
the streets and sewers and betterinR tho
sanitary condition of the city. Fifty
thousand dollars is the sum to be raised
dalf of the amount is already in the
hands of the committee.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Education In the East.

Uncle James, just arrived from the
West for visit, to his little niece:
"Well, Emily, and how are you coming
on at school ?" Emily Qittle eight year
old Boston girD: Nicely, uncle"
Uncle James: 81 suppose you can
read and write and spell with the best of
emp" Emily: "Oh, my. yes. 1 study
mental philosophy and the science OF
languages, and on Tuesday I'm to pre-
pare treatise on Psychology and another
one on Friday on Methods of Thought,
and twice a week we have lesson in
Ethics of Sex, and here is an article
which 1 am to read tomorrow called
The Brazen Period, and"
Mamma (entering the room): 'There,
Emily, dear, little children should be
seen not heard, and besides your uncle
James must be very tired after his long
journey"
Uncle James looked tired.-Drake's s
Traveller
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Scenes in Spain.

A dispatch referring to the Spanish
earthquake says that it was noticed in
the vicinity of Granada that numerous
sulphur springs cased to flow when the
irst shocks were felt, but burst forth
again on the following day with loud
subterraneous explosions and volumes of
not vapor. They have since flowed as
before. The scenes at Albania are de-
scribed rs terrible. The silence was
broken by showers of falling stones.
Despite the risk hundreds of persons
remain among the ruins searching for
sheir property. Parents were weeping
over the places where there children
re buried, inploring the soldiers to dig
FOR and recover their bodies. A number
of the injured are lying on straw and
many of them are delirious.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Found In Siberia.

An interesting discovery is reported to
have been made by the Governor of
Irkutsk in the course of prolonged in
spection of the province, which shows
that Siberia is still an unknown country
even to the Russian authorities. His
Excellency came nasess tae little town
of linn, with 500 inhabitants, 160 houses.
and four ancient churches, with remark.
able relics of Cossack times. 1t is still
under the Republican rule of a vetche,
or public assembly, convoked by bell
as in old Novgorod the Great. although
the new municipal institutions were sup
posed to have been applied to that part
of the Empire ten years ago. Not one
of the inhabitants can read or write.
london Echo.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
An Outrage.

New York Cashire-'It's an actual
fact-I could hardly believe my own
ears. The Directors have decided to
examine the bank books and funds"
Mrs. N. Y. Cashire-''The idea! I
never heard of such an insult"
"Insult 1t is worse. 1t is in
solence-a perfect outrage"
81 wouldn't stand it. Why don't you
resign at once"
Resign ?"
Eyes; shake the dust from your feet.
Tell them you won't associate with such
vulgar-bred persons. Why don't you
resign this very day?"
"WeI, you see, my dear, I've got to
borrow $500, for ten days to tide
over the examination, and if 1 should
resign how could I pay back the
money ?"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
-
Under the Civil Rights Bill.

In the fall Of 1876, J. Milton Turner,
Minister to Liberia, while en- route from
Washington, telegraphed II The propri-
etors of the Astor House, New York,
that suite of rooms be reserved for his
accommodation. He received prompt
answer in the affirmative. On his arriv-
al at the Astor House, the head clerk
perceiving that Mr.. Il. was colored
man, the rooms were refused, and suit
was commenced for S5, 900 damages un-
der the Civil Rights Act. The case has
been in the courts since until a few days
ago, when Judge Allen, of the New
York Court of Common Pleas. dismissed
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
THOU AND I.

Strange, strange for thee and me-
Sadly ATARI
Thou safe beyond, above
I meath the star;
Tboa where flowers deathless spring'
IwbeFe they fade;
Thou in Gods paradise,
I mid times shade !
Tbon where each gale breathes baln''
I tempest-tossed;
Thou where true joy is founo'
Iwhere It's lost;
Thou counting ages thine'
mot the morrow;
Thou learning more OF bliss,
more of sorrow.
Thou in eternal peace,
/ mid earth's strife;
Tbou where care hath no name,
Twhere It's life;
Thou without need of hope,
where 'tis vain;
Thou with wings dropping light,
with times chain.
Strange, strange for thee and me,
Loved, loving ever
Thou by Life's death'ess fount,
near Deaths river;
Thou winning Wisdom's love,
strength to trust;
Thou mid the seraphim,
in the dust.
PHOEBE CARY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

A STRINGENT LAw.-Bavaria has en-
acted law forbidding the marriage OF
couples who do not possess sufficient
means to maintain themselves, or who,
during the previous three years, have re-
ceived help from the public funds, or
who have not paid their quota of taxes,
or regarding whom there is reason to
suspect that trouble will result to the
household from the want of sobriety,
economy, or love of work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

WORKED Hrs OwN FORTUNE. E.-Ex-Gov.
Abner Coburn, OF Maine, whose death OF
the age of 81 years and 10 months has
just been announced, was a poor farmers
boy, and by his own efforts and astute-
ness accumulated a fortune of $4,000, 600
or 81, 900, 0O0 He was never married. He
was the last of eight brothers, no one OF
whom left male heir, the last of them,
Stephens son, having been drowned
with his father a few years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
The Trade a Cabby.


"What does your stsfeost you ?" re-
porter asked cabmsIE
"My cab cost S. - ,assixIE ~ horse
$500. Then the bfnkets and harness
come to about $106l more. 1 have to
keep a good turnout fas my business is
nearly all with club fnen."
"What are your expenses ?"
"The board of my horse costs me $40
a month, the shoeing, repairs to harness
and to cab amount to about $40 more.
If meet with an accident, of course. it
is great deal more. Allowing for wear
of carriage and extras, my expenses are
about 81 day."
"What are your profits ?'
Anywhere from nothing to $40
day. They probably average So to 81
day."
Don't you suffer from exposure ?'
Sometimes, when it blows very cold.
but we wrap up well, and are seasoned
to the weather. ~. Y Sapa.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
A Picturesque Swindle.

The State Department at Washington
furnishes the following statement with
regard to swindle, originating in Spain.
which still finds victims in the United
States: ~
A system of swindling has long been
IN vogue in certain portions of Spain to
which publicity has been before given
by the Department of State The con-
tlnued success of the fraud makes an
other warning necessary.
A family in America receives a letter
from Ceuta, in which the writer says
that he is cure in one of the Spanish
churches; that he attended in his last
moments General confined in prison
who was a near relative of the family he
addresses, and that he was intrusted with
the guardianship of child and large
property. which was secreted to prevent
contiscation. Sufficient money is asked
for to send the child to the United
States. The cure always impresses
upon the person written to that, being a
Spanish priest, it is expedient that he
shall not be known, and that his promise
to the departed alone causes him to thus
with his relatives. Many
victims leave at once for Spain and soon
lind themselves penniless there.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

A BLIZZARD. RD.--Every snowstorm in
the East now is "blizzard," according
to the local press, says the Chicago
Herald, and yet the wild Fasteners
know no more about blizzArds than they
do of "chenooks." A blizzard is a storm
where the snow is three feet deep and
ell in the air.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

THE CAUsE.-St. Louis has been
looking into destitution complaints, and
has discovered that in four cases out Of
five, the head Of the family is a drunk
ard and loafer, and wouldn't reform if
he were paid for it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
Major Mutt Gets Married.

Major Mutt, the midget, appeared at
the Crawford House, Boston, as groom
in bridal party that had been waiting
for him rather impatiently. The bride
was Miss Clara Corfield, of East Bos-
ton, a very pretty brunette, eighteen
years old, aud eighteen inches taller
than the Major. Magistrate Rideout
performed the ceremony and then the
couple received the congratulations OF
the small company present. MAJOR
Mutt, who, until the day of the we'd
ding, has been bachelor, is forty-four
years old, and first met his wife at mu-
scum in Boston two years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
TO CT EN-,

"Oh, yes, capital supper But 1
wasn't very hungry, SO 1 just told the
waiter to bring me the mrangs, you
know"
"Oh, Tommy That's not the way to
pronounce M-e-r-i-n-g. .u-e-s |"
mo; but it is the way to get 'em p
Punch
A UNANIMOUS OPINION.
"You have fine disposition" she OBJ
served, sarcastically.
''Of course have. Mrs. Brown told
me to-day that she wished her husband
only had my disposition"
81 wish to heaven he had. Grnnhic
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
THE MOTHERS ADVICE.

"What do you think of Mr.. Thomp-
son, map"
"He seems to bo very nice; but ]
would not encourage him if I were you. p"
"Why, mamma
''He has red nair, and red-headed
men are always deceitful.
'But pa has red hair"
"Wel, not quite red. child It's
quite red enough, though"
WHEN HE WOULD NEED THEM.
"My DEAR" said the wife of the edit
or of weekly newspaper, "shall give
away those old trowsers that you haven't
worn for two years to some poor, deserv-
ing tramp ?"
"No," answered the editor; "let those
trowsers hang just where they are. l
may start a daily paper some day and
then I will need them sure. "-Middte-
foaon Transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

LIVELY Things were made rather
lively in the San Francisco Post Office
week or SO ago by the escape of a num-
Der of bees from package which was
received in the mail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
ELLINGT0N'S WILL.
BY t. S. ARTHUR.

Lily Ellington's bright face looked
very attractive as she presided over the
steaming coffee-urn; at least so thought
her father ss he watched the slender
fingers adding just the right quantity of