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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
A Fertile Rock.

The whole island of Bermuda is a
mass of rock of a coral limestone order.
But to say that it is a rocky islet would
give "a very erronenous impression of it.
With us a rocky place is burren and use
less. But this rock is soft, and trees
and plants grow in it almost as we'll as
in the earth. There is hardly a bare
spot on the island, except where it
has been cleared. In some places are
large tracts of pine woods; in others the
ground is hidden by dense masses of a
sort of evergreen oak, growing ten to
twelve feet HIGH, and nobody would
suspect the foundation of it to be II
solid rock. There is foot or two of
soil in some places, that has come from
nobody knows where. But the usual
process of making garden is to break
up an acre or so of the rock with a
sledge and crow bar mash it up fine,
and mix in enough earth to prevent the
earth from hardening again. In this
compound anything under the sun will
grow, and grow luxuriantly. a man
who takes this much trouble to make n
garden can have green peas and fresh
lettuce and all the other vegetables on
his table every 'ay in the year. There
is no season when vegetation does not
flourish, and when the garden is once
made it is always there. Men go out
with crow bars and set out cocoanut-
trees, and in a few years they are tall
and beautiful, and bear a cocoanut so
the saying Isl for every day in the year.
There is nourishment for plants in the
material of the rock Where this coral
limestone came from is a question that
scientific people can settle to suit them
selves. 1t makes no difference where it
came from; it is here, and very useful.
Nearly all the houses are built of it.
You have only to saw into the Quarries
to get to most beautiful big blocks of
it, that make handsome and substantial
houses. The books harden by exposure
to the air, and in this soon become ms
durable as granite Out of the rock. too,
water-tanks are made to catch rainwatcr
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
He Was Not Walking.

Jabe Matthias, of the 18th Georgia,
was a good soldier, but one day when
the COnfederates were retreating from
the CORY field of Gettysburg, Jabe threw
his musket on the ground, seated him
self by the roadside, and exclaimed with
much vehemence:
III be dashed if I'll walk another
step! I'm broke down! l can't do it,"
And Jabe was the picture of despair.
"Git up, man. exclaimed his cap
tain. "Don't you know the Yankee
are following us2 They get yous
surew
Cant help it." said Jabe, "I'm done
for III not walk another stepw
The Confederates passed along over
the crest of hill, and lost sight of poor,
detected Jabe.
In moment there was a fresh rattle
of musketry and a renewed crash of
shells. Suddenly Jabo appeared on the
crest of the hill moving like a hurricane
and followed by cloud of dust. As
he dashed passed his captain that officer
yelled:
"Hello! Jabe; thought you wasn't
going to walk any more.
"Thunderw replied Jabe, as he hit
the dust with renewed vigor, ''yOu
don't call this walking, do you?"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
Each Received a Lesson.

A young recruit recently enlisted at
Camp Hanco k, near Atlanta, while the
country was threatening war with
Mexico, and he intended to make a good
soldier. One day he was on guard duty
and was slowly stepping along when an
officer approached. After the usual sa-
lutte the officer said:
LET me see your gun"
The raw recruit handed over his
Springfield rifle and a pleased express
sion stole over his face.
As the OF Ger received the gun he
said in tone OF deepest disgust:
you're a fine soldier! You've given
up your gun, and now what are you 60
ing to do!o
The young Albanian turned pale, and
reaching for his hip pocket, drew big
six shooter and, preparing for business,
said in voice that could not be mis-
understood:
"Gimme that gun or I'll blow hole
through you in pair'r minutes"
The officer instantly decided not to
monkey any further with the raw recruit,
and the gun was promptly surrendered.
-AtLanta C0lstjtut on.
PUT the wires under ground, yelled
a telegraph man when he got knocked
over by woman's hustle,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
Romance Of The Mexican War.
HOW TT HAPPENED THAT A DECEASED
VETERAN LEFT TWO FAMILIES.

A strange story was developed in
County Register Strunk's office, at Read
iny, Pa, when Judith Pauley, lady
seventy years old, set forth by petition
that after forty years had elapsed she
discovered at last that her husband,
whom she had moerned as dead during
all that time, was ut dead, but that he
had been living within fifty miles of her
all the time entirely unknown to her.
Samuel w. PauIoy and his wife, the
above named Judith, resided at Allen
town forty years ago. hey had several
children. When the Mexican War broke
out PauIey enlisted and was a brave
soldier Someone must have malicious
~ written to him while he was absent
that his wife and babies had died, and
when the Mexican campaign was over
Pauley, drcading to go back to his old
home to find only the graves Of his dear
ones, located mt N omelsdorf, a small
town fifty miles away, where he lived
until he died
HIS wife continued living at Allen
town, and with her children concluded
that husband and father had persisted In
Mexico. Hence it was that for forty
years they lived within fifty miles Of
each other, each thinking the other
dead,
Pauley, believing himself widower,
married again and raised family OF
children. Recently nc died, aged 70
years, and his estate was worth over
s., 600 Letters of administration were
granted to Joseph Helsinger, who mar
red daughter by the second marriage.
In the newspapers the original Mrs.
Pauley, who had never married again,
read of the old Mexican soldiers death,
and her curiosity was aroused. She
sent a man to " ormelsdorf to inquire
into the matter, and to her great sur
prise learned that it was her own hus-
band who hai just died. She now
claims to be the legal widow and wants
what is left Of her long absent hus-
bands estate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
MRS. WHITES SNAKE SKIN.
Relic of RattIesnnke with Which She
Had an Exciting Adventure.

Mrs. John White, living a few miles
from Hawley, Pa, has a mounted rat
tlesnake skin, four feet and half long,
with an imperfect set of rattles in the
tail, which she is proad to show to Wis
itors, while relating how the snake,
when alive, chased her, although in
voluntarily, fol nearly half a mile, and
kept up the chase even after it wei dead.
Mrs White was standing by the road
side one warm day when she heard a
rattlesnake sound its "bells" immed1-
ately behind her, and at the same time
she felt tug at the skirt of her dress.
She looked around quickly. and saw
that big rattlesnake had struck at her
and that its fangs were fast in the bot
tom of her dress. Mrs. White started
on a run for home. The snakes fangs
were so securely fastened in the dress
that the snake was carried along. Mrs.
White ran so fast that the rattlesnaka
was whipped and snapped about like
the tail of a kite.
The house was almost half a mile
away and when Mrs. White reached
her door she was so much overcome by
the run and her fright that she tainted
ON the doorstep. Her dau glitter ran
out. When she saw the snake, with its
fangs fast in her mothers dress, and
her mother lying pale on the step, she
supposed the snake had bitten her
mother and killed her, and the girl ran
screaming to a neighbours, half a mile
further on, where she alarmed the
household with the news that her
mother had been lied by Iattesnake
\ man ran back Whites, Mrs
White had revived sufficiently to drag
herself into the house The snake was
dead, and was still fast in the dress
he threshing or the stones and against
the ground had beaten the life out of
it and broken oil the lower part of its
rattles. Seven were left, from the size
and graduation of which it was calculated
that the perfect set contained at least
thirteen. The snake was skinned and
mounted, and has ever since been an
object of great curiosity il the commu-
nifty The shock to Mrs. White pros
trated her for several days.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
A Chestnut.

One of the good old stories is that of
Jones, who called at the house of Rob
inson and was told by the servant that
Robinson was not at home; then when
Robinson called at the house of Jones,
Jones looked out Of the window and
said he was not at home. Robinson
was inclined to demur at the apparent
untruthfu!ness of this report, when
Jones said to him:
'Oh, Robinson, your servant told me
you were not at home and | believed
her, but now you are incredulout,
though ! myself, tell you I am not a.
home. Is your servant entitled to more
credit than | am -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
Hints 70 ConsunpfIxes.

yonsumptives should use food as nourishing
as can be had, and In a shape that will best
agree with the stomach and taste of the pa,
tent.
Outdoor exercise Is earnestly recommended.
IF YOU are unable to take such exercise on
horseback or on foot, that should furnish no
excuse for shutting yourself indoors, but you
should take exercise in a carriage, or in some
other way bring yourself in contact with the
open air.
Medicines which cause eXpecteration must
be avoided. For five hundred years ply
sicians have tried to cure Consumption by
using them, and have failed. Where there Is
preat derangement of the secretons, with
engagement of air-cells, there is always
profuse expectoration. Now Piso's Cure re-
moves the engagement and the arrangement
Of the secretions, and consequently land in
this way only diminishes the amount of mat
fer expect GRATED. This medicine does not dry
mn a cough, but removes the cause of it.
When it is impossible from debility or other
causes TO exercise freely in the open air apart
ments occupied by the patient should be so
ventilated as to ensure the constant accession
of fresh air in abundance.
The surface of the body should be sponge6
as often as every third day with tepid water
any other.) After thoroughly drying, use
friction with the hand moistened with oil
Cod-Liver or Olive Is the best. ms Keeps the
no es of the skin in soft, pliable condition,
which contributes mate tally to the unloading
of waste matter from the system through TINS
organ You viii please recOllec we cure this
d sease Y enabling the organs of the syst
TO per .orm their tuncti ms in normal way
or in other words, we remove obStructlcn-'
while the recuperative powers Of the system
cure the disease.
We viii here say word in regard to a cough
n the rming stage, where there is no con
stitutional or noticeable disease. A cough
NAV or may not foreshadow serious evil; take
it in its mi des form, to say the least, 1t is a
nu sance. and should be abated.
A cough is unlike any other symptom OF dis
ease. 1t stands a conspirator, with threaten
ing voice, menacing the health and existence
of vital organ. It's first approac is in whs-
pers unintelligible, and at first too often unc
needed but in time it never fails to ma itself
Observation-Disclosures fails to claim the attention
of those on whom it calls. -
If YOU have a cough without disease of the
lungs or serious constitutional disturbance so
much the better, as a fey do es OF Pisos cure
will be all you may need, while if you re far
advanced in Consumption, several poItles may
he required to effect permanent cure.
sr1- /,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
Elijah Cooks Terrible Experience Given
for the Benefit of Others--Living Wit


Elijah Cooks Terrible Experience Given
for the Benefit of Others--Living Witt
nesses.
The following graphic description will be
read with interest by all:
DEAR SIR-Any one who has ever felt
faintness at the pit Of the stomach, loss of APP
petite, nervousness, sleeplessness, dull head
aches or strange pains through the back can IN
derstand the condition was in two years ago.
I thought 1 could readily throw these
things off, but they kept returning. Conse-
quently I grew worse every day until last
spring, when ] sent for a physician.
He said had a fever. I told him what con-
dition 1 was in with my water. At first he
paid no attention TO it, but finally said he
would take some Of my urine home ane an
alyze it.
The next day he came and said there was
some difficulty with my kidneys. My sickness
continued until my urine was sight to be-
hold.
Another physician was called. He pro-
nounced it Brights disease of the kidneys,
and said there was no cure for 1t. lie did all
remedy | could hear Of The PAIN WAS so Sc
WE'RE THAT 1T SEEMED MUST DIE. saw a
newspaper advertisement OF DR.. XII er's
Swamp-ROOt, and sent eight miles 70 get the
medicine. When l had used one bottle, II
cleared my water so there was no sediment
in the bottom of the vessel. | continued
ing. / have taken eight bottles in al
and consider myself to-day as well as
ever, and can now do as much labor as
any man Of my age. While talking with our
druggist few days ago about my case, he said
he was selling great deal of Dr. ktlmers
swamp Root and that he had neversold Med
icine that gave as much satisfaction.
oh! | often think how much suffering |
might have avoided, both night and day, if
had only taken your medicines when l hrst
felt my kidney troubles conf & on,
Yours with resi- ect, 49,
(Signed) ELIJAH COOK.
+. S.-This will be of great benefit 10 others,
and you may publish il. You need not take
my word alone, for / can give you the follow
ing references:
Simeon Ljpe, II. Clapper, X. ,. Iaber,
c. o. Pierce, II. }. Warner, D. ID. Pickett.
All of Charlottyillc, SChohar,e Co, ~, y.
The above testimony is only fair llustra-
ton of letters received daily showing the won
derful results attending the use of DR.. kilmer's
Swamp Root, Kidney, Liver and Blad ier
Cure. Sold by Druggists. Price Sl.00-6
bottles, s.. If your Druggist does not sell 1t
send to DR.. kilmer a. Co,
BINGHAMToN, N. Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
.AunIner LIIe aayed.

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, OF Cincinnati Ohio, writes
"Eariy last win my daughter attacked with a
severe cold which settled her lungs. We tried
several medicines, none Of which med to do her
any good but she continued get worse and finally
raised large amounts Of blood from her lungs. We
called in a family physician but he failed to do her
any good At this time friend who had been cured
by Dr.. WIN. HALLS BALsAM FOR TRE LUNGS, advised
to give IL trial We got a bottle and she began
to improve, and by the Of three bottles en-
trey cured"
Fon spEc1An RITES for adyert!stns in this papsr
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

THE new one-dolar silver certificates
have the likeness of Mrs. George Wash
ington. They couldn't put Georges
phiz on. because he never told lie, re-
marks an exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

of any nature IS usua ly ayoide by those who
have oresght. Those who read this who have
foresight will lose no time ia writing to Hallett
q Co, Portland, Maine, TO learn about work
which they can do a. profit OF from 50 to So
and upwards Der day aud live at home, wher-
ever they are located, Some have earned over
S5OlR day. All is new. Capital not required.
You are started free. Both sexes All ages.
Particulars free. a greatrewur awaits every
worker.
If a cough disturbs your sleep, take Piso's
Cure for Consumption, and rest well.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

STOP that Cough, that tickling in the throat
STOP that Consumptve Condition!
You can be cured J.! You cant afford to wait
DIR. Killmer's Cough Cure Consumption OH
will do it quickly and permanently. % cents.
Truth can fight its own latties while false
lnnd IS missing recrnitS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

Mr.. F. Rensselaer,, San Francisco, Cal, con-
tracted a severe cold, and became so hoarse
he could not speak. He tried a number of
remed les without benefit, and even the efforts
of two physicians failed to give the slightest
relief. He was induced totry Red Star Cough
Cure, one bottle of which entirely cured him.
He-Tell me, my sweetheart, are you super
stitiouS Shc-Whata funny question: Why
do you want to know? He-AnsWeF me first
Sht-Why, am not in the least superstitious.
He-Hhen don't mind t. ling you. You are
my thirteenth sweetheart.
The family of Hon. w. b. Hoke, Judge of the
Jefferson County, KY, Court, used St. Jacobs
Oil with signal success.
speaking of eccentricities," said Propple-
ton, my father is an example. He has not
GU off his hair since the election of James Il.
Polk" Indeed The hair must be very long
by this time" oh, no. The old gentleman
was bald before Polk was elected"
Secretary Lamar denies positively the re-
port that he is soon to be IN ,rr ell,
For producing vigorous growth O. hair up
on bald heads, use Halls Hair Remover.
EVlry druggist will recommend Ayers Ague
Cure, for it Is warranted to cure.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

IT has been said that New York is
ashamed of her base ball club. This is
not so. New Yor is too wicked city
to be ashamed of anything.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

A DISTRACTED Boston spinster asks:
"Why are beaux so scarce 2" They are
not scarce. As matter of fact, there
are more beaux now than there ever
were. But they are wild because they
are hunted so much.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

At home is tower of strength abroad. This IS fully
verified by Hoods Sarsaparila, which has areputa
ton at home unequaled by any other medicine In
Lowell, Mass, where it is made, whole neighbor
hoods taking it at the same time, and the most
remarkable unsolicited testimonials are received
from Lowell people. The druggists of Lowell say
ether sarsaparillas blood purifiers. The same
wonderful success is extending all the country
as tho superior curative powers OF Hoods Sarsapa
r,lla become known. For any affection caused by
impure blood or low state of the system try the
peculiar medicine"
"Al ask of any is to try one bottle OF Hoods
Sarsaparia and its quick effect. 1t takes less
time and quantity draw its effect than any other
preparation I ever heard Of would not be without
it in the house."-lIRs. C. A. NJ. HUBBARD. North
Chilli N Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

GET Lyons Patent Heel StifTeners applied
to those new boots and they will never run
over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

Some one says it is the hill which produces
the echo. And here we have lived all these
wears think ing il was the hOller.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
a Good Name

For SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this papsr
Apply to the publisher of the paper. U43
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

Secretary Lamar denies positively the re.
port that he is soon to be IN trr ell.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-11-11

PUT the wires under ground, " yelled
telegraph man when he got knocked
over by a woman's hustle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-16

ia not alone confined TO hcrses In the
same stable ard feeding from adjoining
boxes, but there have been instances where
g horse coming ia contact with glsnder-
ed horse on the street has caught the dis
ease. This is especially true OF a horse
that has q running cold at the head. Mr..
Kew mas had number Of glandersd horses
shot and whenever he hears of case OF
this kind he notifies the owners to take
measures to have the animal isolated, and
when it is demonstrated beyond doubt
that il has the disease he advises that It
be killed at once. There were ore or two
cases Of this kind among the horses used
in the work on the reservoir extension
during the last spring, and also several
in private stables. Mr.. Key is of the
opinion that the disease is more prevalent
in the northwestern portion OF the city.
The actual extent Of it he does not know,
but he thinks that there may be 100 cases
at present in the dictrict BE finds that
very often horses with this disease have
their nostrils stopped up and then sold
the diseased animal IN this way passing
from one owner to another, and all the
time spreading the contagion of the dis
ease.
The Star reporter who talked with Mr..
Key on the subject suggested that the pub
lie drinking basins might be the means Of
transmitting the disease, but Mr.. Key said
that it had been his experience that when
the germs Of disease were taken into the
stomach the contagioa was less likely to
spread than when it entered the blood
through cut or when they found their
way into the lungs and thus affected the
bloo6
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-16
eIANDERED HORSES,
,na Dtsss.o is spread-aeToie Treat
meut Recommended

UGAHUgse" -'"''
~, IA, ,ba AGENT of the Humane 80.
M .; M the discharge Of his duties, mas
eleiy, ~ ot.ent;on called to the growing
n1u o Us oF the disease known as lHa
prev mon horses in this district. De 81 u
u &c ,bs on;pion, from what he has oOSs ~
Q. I iHT lsarned during the past year anu Sa 9
ana ana lea! .Sat there are quite large NUMBER ,r
Of cases in the city and district a u. a bav
.Sat owners ofhorses, especially tHose na "
NC colds should take immediate sIePs or rs
S tuS e tSem cured. When the animals uS, o@
nav nave c cG especially of the nature OF
mora likely to take the g'anaeF'' 20 r,
Is almost impossible, ne saSs, how.
avoid coming in contact WITH norses morse. -; n.
;rs these diseases, because IN Gisny IN
80. 80, ra the overs are not aware that 'ne
sn;msls are afflicted with CHAMBERS, 10
the worse stages a yeilowlsh matter VOW ,Ss
from the nestrils, but the sWeihng o. tu S
"Iands from which the disease Is 3smeu
go bs detected by passing the hand alops
Isu 80. ~ of the animal The disease, n'
savs ia incurable, and the only Ieing :,
Ss done is to shoot the animal. Inns ma ma
he considered rather heroic treatment ~, u
al rosn of experience with horses |oI If,
-atbar spffer eysn the loss OF a Vaiuaou
AL than 10 run tie risk OF haViul
.Sa a. 5;Ssess communicated to otne' hoFses
The contagious nstare Oh 'NA'
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-16
PETROLEUM,


New York.
New YoGx, January 10 Petroleum
Opened strong at SS5c, advanced 10 8S3c,
broke 10 SHE aud closed OF S73c bid.
Sales 35,2lO,OO0 barrels.
SitusVtIs.
TIFusylLLE, Pa, January l5.--Opcned
at S8!c; highest S,ic; lowest size; closed
at Sic; shipments 55,29S barrels cher
tera, 10, 1872 barrels.
PIttsburz.
PrrTssURo, January l5.-Pe;roleum-,
Dull aud heavy; National Transit certih'
Gates opened at SS!c and closed OF S1}ai
highest price SS4ci lowest 07sc.
Bradford.
BRADFoRp. January l5.-Petroleum--
Opeyed at IS &c; closed S75c; highest ss3 &C.,
lowest she; runs 42,37S barrels total
shipments 55,29, barrels; chsr!erS 4%,4y2
barrels; clearances ,5y6 600 barrels.
OIL City.
Oh CITY, January l5.--Na'ional Tran.
sit certificates opened at ss}c; highest
98sc; lowest site; closed at 87sc. Sales
100000 barrels; cIearances 3,89S,OOO
barrels; charters 1892 barrels ship
meuts, 5479S barrels.