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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
A Living Island.

The alligator is not in any way an at
tractive animal. On the contrary, it is
about as repellent IN looks and dispo-
sition as any living creature well can
be. And yet in one respect, at least, it
Is to be envied. 1t can go through life
without ever needing a dentist, unless it
be to eat him; for it never keeps its
teeth long enough to give them any
chance to decay or ache or to get out of
order in any way. When an alligator's
tooth is worn out or broken or in need
of any kind of repair, it drops out, and,
behold! a new one is ready to take its
place. But hardly need say that the
alligator's teeth are a Joy only to itself.
Another popularity of the alligator is
its ability to sleep. Like other reptiles,
it is so cold bIooded that it likes
warmth and hates cold. 1t needs water,
too, and as the dry season and the cool
season come on together in Florida,
there is a double reason why the Florida
alligator should go into winter quarters.
1t buries itself in the mud after the
manner of its kind and settles down for
long nap.
Sometimes it happens that grass and
quick growing shrubs spring up on the
back of this torpid animal As rule,
these are all shaken or washed off when,
with the first warm rains, the alligator
Touses itself and makes for the water;
but occasionally, for some reason, the
mud clings, and with it the plant
growth, so that when the half-awakened
creature slides into the water and floats
stupidity off, it looks like a floating
island
In one such instance, a plover was so
deceived as to build its nest in the
plant growth on the alligator's back
The living island so freighted foated
slowly down the streBm until it was no
ticed by party of boys who were out
fishing They saw the plover rise from
the little island, and suspecting a nest
TO be there, they gave up their fishing
and rowed out to it.
They never suspected the nature of
the island until they had bumped their
boat rather rudely into it once or twice,
and so veXed the alligator that it opened
its huge mouth with startling suddi-
ness that brought chorus of yells from
the robbers, and sent them off in a
fit mood to sympathize with the plover,
which was tiuttering about and crying
piteously at the raid upon its nest
The poor bird was doomed to lose its
nest, however, for the alligator, having
at last been thoroughly aroused, dis
covered how hungry it was, and dived
down in search of food, thus washing
of island, nest and all.-St. Nicholas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

SHEEP on good pasturelgain rapidly.
Ewes, to bring early lambs, should run
with the ram. Their period is about
$50 days Drouths and short pasturage
in some sections always make store
sheep plentiful in the markets, and low
in price; good opportunity is thus of
tered to buy; good breeding ewes are
thus often picked up, as well as such as
will fatten we'll, turn the straw stacks
into good manure and sell well in the
spring.
SwINE.-The best breeds of pigs may
be fattened at profit, when common,
coarse breeds net loss, or no profit
For store pigs always use good grades,
Yorkshire or Essex or Berkshire, Poland
China or Cheshire are crosses that will,
without exaggeration, save one-third
the feed.
Cows ON good pasture, supplemented
by a feed of corn and oatmeal and bran,
will keep up their flow well into the
winter, and as good butter may be
made in September and October as in
June. Winter cows should be dried OF
two months, and when dry kept gam
ing in fcsh-it will all come back in
milk and butter. A few days before
calving reduce the feed, give loosening
diet, or physic-not enough to weaken
to avoid tendency to fever at calving
time.
YOU'VE CATTLE should come to the
winter in tlrst-rate order. The years
they are coming one and two years old
settle their condition for life. They
will be understood and inferior, or well
grown and fine, and the autumn is the
time when the best growth is made.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
HOW TO BECOME A COWBOY.
One who Has Been There Gives some Ad-
vice ON the Subject.

Let the asplrant mount a railroad
train, and go to any of the large ship
ping or ''cattle towns" Then purchase
a cheap pony for about $50, leather
leggings for SIS, broad brimmed white
sombrero, So; saddle blankets. which
do to sleep on also, So; another flyer
now for the most important 'ornament,"
the old reliable Colts as" pistol, $12
If You are foolish enough to go without
the latter, the cooks at the different
ranches where you happen to stop will
not respect you. Instead of putting the
handle to your family name they will
call you the sore footed Kid, old man
NIbbs, Sam Sucker or some other such
name as these.
Having your outfit all ready, the next
thing to be done is inquire the distance
north, south or west to the nearest rail-
road fIom the town you ARE in, and
whichever one is furthest, strike out for
it. When you get about halfway there,
stop at the nearest ranch you come to,
even if you have to work for your
chuck The idea is to get Just as
far from the railroad as possible
If you go to work for your chuck,
while doing SO ork Just as hard, and
if anything little harder, than if you
were getting wages-and at the same
time acquire all the knowledge and in
formation possible on the art of run
ming cattle. Finally one of the cowboys
on the ranch will get killed or quit, and
you being on hand will get his place.
Or some of the neighboring ranches may
get short of hands, and some of the
boys, knowing you are out of Ell ploy-
ment, will speak for you and get you
sent after.
Your wages will be all the way from
SIS to $40 per month, according to lati-
tude. The further North or Northwest
you are, the higher your wages will be,
al, hOugh on the Northern ranges your
expenses are more than they would be
fur her south, on account of requiring
warner clothing and bedding during
the long and severe winters At er YOU
have mastered the cow business most
tho.oughly-that is, learned not to
! dread getting into mud up to your ears,
jumping your horse into a swollen
stream when the water is freezing, nor
running your horse at full speed on a
dark night on a prairie dog riddled
range, trying to stop a stampeded herd
when your course has to be guided by
the sound of the frightened steers hoots
you can command good wages. which
will be from $25 to $50 month, accord
Ing to latitude, as | said before
Il you are economical you can save
money very fast on the range, for your
expenses after your outfit is purchased
are very light, in fact, almost nothing
if you don't use tobacco, gamble or
drink whisky when you strike town
There are some cattlemen who will let
you invest your wages in cattle and keep
them with theirs at SO much head per
annum year of running the whole
herd, which is a small fraction over 81
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
Law in Nova Scotia.

In many parts of Nova Scotia magis.
trates are appointed, not on account of
their qualifications or fitness for the of
fee, but on account of political services,
real or supposed. A man named Muir
doch, who lives in an outlying district
near Casco, was honore in this way,
and soon after neighbor called to make
complaint and to collect an account, and
asked that suit be brought Immediately
A few days later the plaintiff called on
the newly-made Squire and asked why
proceedings were not being instituted
In answer the Squire told him that h.
knew his business, and that the matter
could not lawfully be pushed faster
The plaintiff insisted on knowing why
Look here" answered the Squire, eff
you know anything about the first prin-
clples of law, or the revised statutes
you would know that five clear day,
must eiapse after the summons is served
and, looking out of the window, cts
been raining now for three DAYS, and il
may not clear up for a week. "-Detrod
Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
THE COUNTRY STORE.
How They Dc Business Where They Have
Time to Do Is That Way.

An elderly woman, with keen gray
eyes looking sharply through steel
| bowed spectacles, enters and casually
examines several bolts Of lawn lying on
the counter.
"Ah, good day, Mrs H" says
the proprietor, coming I7riskly forward,
anticipating a sale, Choking for
lawns?n
"No, I dono as l was," says the
possible customer guardedly; Il was
just noticing these"
They're pretty patterns. just got
them in"
They're all so light"
Light colOrs are all the rage this
summer. But here S black and white
piece that's just the thing for you Now,
isn't that neat?"
eyes, rather; but it amt just what I
like. How much is it?"
"Fifteen cents yard"
"Ain't that dreadful high for
lawns2"
"Not for lawns of that quality. Just
see how fine it is"
Eyes, but they're selling lawns ev'ry
mite and grain as good as that IN the
city for eight and nine cents"
"Impossible Mrs. HIP
'1ndeed, they are! And one of my
neighbors got good piece Tor seven
cents"
''They are not such goods as this"
"It's pretty nigh the very same thing.
hadn't calculated on giving more than
ten cents"
"Why, Mrs: H, this cost more
than that at wholesale"
sob, guess not. Anyhow, l can't
give but ten cents a yard"
Il can't take it."
~ won't give any more"
"Wel, just examine the lawn closely
now"
ut looks well enough, but 1 amt at
all sure that it won't fade"
"Tll warrant it not to fade. It's
standard make and fast colors."
"Well, how many yards are there in
the piece?"
Thirteen; just good full pattern"
eleven would be great plenty for
me-"
"Now, I'll tell you what I'll do, I'll
let you have the piece for fourteen
cents a yard, seeing as it's all I've got
LETT"
Cant you say an even twelve cents
to an old customer like me2"
"No, really, l couldn't"
Fourteen cents is too much for
lawn that's selling everywhere for ten
cents"
ooh. think you're mistaken"
"Well, see here, I'll give you twelve
and one-half cents a yard for 1t
"No, | couldn't 60 below thirteen
cents, and wouldn't let anybody but
you have it for that"
''Well, I'll give you thirteen cents if
you'll call it twelve yards"
''But there's full thirteen yards in the
piece"
"Well, call it twelve and I'll take
it."
"Cau't do it,
81 reckon you'll thow in thread and
buttons and waist linings2"
Couldn't do it for that money"
"Well, say thread and buttons,
then"
IN throw in a spool of thread"
And card of hooks and eyes?"
"Well, don't know yes, | will "
''Now, why can't you say buttons,
too"
Il really cannot; Pm losing money
now"
"And you can make it twelve and
one half cents yard2"
No"
'Well, I guess I won't take it.
amt needing lawn dress this summer,
anyhow. Youths Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
SHORT SUMMER SERMONS.
As Delivered by Brother Gardner, of the
Lime-kiIn Club.

De longer I lib on top dis airth de
harder am convinced dat de man who
profits by your advice GIBBS you no credit
fur it, while de one who loses by it am
your enemy. l has reached de pass In
my private life whar', in case naybur
steps in to AK my opinyun about de
weather fur de mex twenty four hours,
| dodge de inquiry an turn de CONVEX
sashun to hard cider as soon as possible.
If predict rain an hit it, dar may be
too much fur his beans or not 'nutf fur
his 'taters, an he am sartin to lay it up
agiu me. If predict rain an 1t doan'
come, he loses confidence in my judg-
ment an holds me in contempt.
Fur de las twenty Vars hev been
seekin' de happy medium, an OATS de
chief cause of my bein' hump back ed
an bow-legged, an liver all upset. 1
doan' want to be so good dat pusson
dares to come an steal my hens in de
daytime, feelin' dat I'll forgive him, an
| doan' want to be so bad dat none of
de nayburs will dare to come in an
borry soft soap, KNOWN dat l like to
lend. In tryi'n to strike de happy me-
dunn nv hens hev all died of de pip
an none of de borryed soap has bin re-
turned.
want to treat all my nayburs alike,
but when Johnson comes in an abuses
Smith, an Smith comes in an abuses
johnson, de happy medium which |
search aroun' fur makes enemies of boat,
bekase doan' agree wild either.
If | pray so loud dat my bazoo floats
out on de midnight air to de ears of de
1u ari-S dat
wind power religion may be all right to
gates of Hnaben. If | pray in sch
low voice dat nobody hears it, remarks
are made to de effeck dat has cooled
off a good deal since payin' dat bill fur
three months pew rent.
My left hand naybur has chill'en who
am de terror of Kaintuck. He comes
ODER to me in de gloamin' an axes what
should be done. De happy medium
would be to buy a mad dog an turn
him loose in de back yard, but de sug-
gestion makes de man my enemy.
My right hand naybur has chill'en
who am so good dat dey lay down an
let derselveS be robbed an pounded.
He wakes me up in de mawnin' to ak
my advice, an when / tell him to pack
dem off to an idiot asylum he doan'
speak to me agin fur six months.
De medium which we should strive
fur may be divided up as follows;
l. Be deaf in nayburhood quarrels.
2. Be dumb as to mems faults, onless
you am in de witness box.
3. Be silent when you can't praise.
4. If you advise at all agree with de
ideas of de pusson askin' it.
5. A blind man am nebber brought
into court fur a witness.
g. Wisdom am not in KNOWN SIGH a
powerful sight, out in keepin' shot on
what you doan' know.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
Was Going To.

A Detroit traveller who put In night
at village hotel in Indiana called the
landlord aside in the morning and said ::
"Sir | never slept in such wretched
bed in all my life"
"You didn't eh7 Yes, I know it's a
poor bed"
and supper and breakfast were
simply outrageous. Your cook doesn't
know enough to mash potatoes.
''She doesn't, Ell? Well she isn't
very bright, and that's fact"
"The coffee was execrable."
eyes | don't like it myself"
"And the tea was simply horrible. I"
81 guess it was, though l don't drink
tea"
''On the whole my friend" continued
the traveller, "You don't know how to
run tavern
81 don't eh2 Well, 1 agree with
you"
"Then why or earth don't you give
it up :"
Pm going to I've traded the place
for saw-mill, and l go out tomorrow.
Your bill will be two dollars. y Detroit
Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
Jack ,on at On anceIlOrsvilie.

From General Pleasonton's paper on
Charlottesville, in the September
Century. we quote as follows: when
he advanced upon the artillery at Hazel
Grove jackson had another opportunity
to win, if his infantry had been properly
handled. The fire of his infantry was
so high it did no harm; they should
have been ordered to fire 50 low as to
disable the cannoniers at the guns. Had
the infantry fire been as effective as that
of the artillery, jackson would have
carried the position. The artillery fire
was effective because l applied to it
that principle of dynamics in which the
angle of incidents is equal to the angle
of reflection, that is to say, if the
muzzle of a gun is three feet from the
ground and it is discharged so that the
shot will strike the ground at distance
of one hundred yards, it will glance
from the earth at the same angle at
which it struck it, and in another one
hundred yards will be three feet from
the ground. / knew my first volley
must be a crushing one, or Jackson, with
his superior numbers, would charge
across the short distance which separa-
ted us and capture the artillery before
the guns could be loaded"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
Where They Came From.

The Merchant 7rnoeler says: The
minister's wife sat on the front porch
mending the clothes of one of her nu-
merous progeny. A neighbor passing
that way stopped in for friendly chat.
A large work basket half full of but
tons sat on the floor of the porch. After
vaious remarks of gossipy nature, the
visitor said:
"You seem to be well supplied with
buttons, Mrs. Goodman"
eyes, very well, indeed"
"My gracious! if there sin't two of
the same buttons that my husband had
on his last winter suitl I'd know 'em
anywhere"
'Indeed2' said the minister's wife,
calmly, Pm surprised to hear it, as all
these buttons were found in the contri-
button box. l thought | might as well
put them to some use, so what, must
you goa Well, be sure and call again
soOn."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

NJ Won Keller & Co, successors to Keller e
Knhl, at the old Cloth House, corner Ann and
William SITS, New York city, are doing an eX-
tensive business by means of furnishing to the
Merchant Tailoring trade throughout the Uni
TED states, complete sample collections of
their w oolens III season, and receiving and
executing orders received through the SAM
pies. Whenever a style has teen sold out,
they notify their customers to that erect, so
WAYS properly informed as to which styles
they can offer to their patrons. The Merchant
Tailor is thus placed i'll a position to 81 on
large variety OF styles without encumbering
himself with a large stock. We und erstand
that any Merchant Tailor desiring such colleC-
ton of samples have Same sent free of
charge. Address Messrs. NJ. Won Keller a. Co.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
STEEL IN THE PLACE OF IRON.
IT Cam he Made Cheaper, and the Occu
patton OF the PuGdlers Will soon De
Gone,


Steel is gradually taking the place of
iron in Pittsburgh, Pa, and, rs conse-
quence the demand for puddlers is grow
ing less. There are not as many pud-
oilers employed in Pittsburgh to-day as
there were three years ago. This seems
more significant when compared with
the fact that the increase III the iron IN
dustry has been enormous within that
time. There are now seven Bessemer
steel plants in Pittsburgh. This grade
of steel can be made cheaper than iron.
For some uses it will answer the same
purpose, and in many instances 1t is bet
ter. Jones & Laughlin's new cupola IS
the latest addition to the steel manufac-
turing industry of Pittsburgh. 1t has
lust been tested, and in three heats
turned out twenty-one tons of steel of
most excellent quality. The trial was
satisfactory IN every way.
An old manufacturer, speaking OF
how steel was superseding iron, said:
at has been evident to all for the past
six or eight years that steel was certain
to take the place of iron largely, and it
has practically done so in many branches
of trade. The Amalgamated Associa-
ton has had something to do with bring
ing about this state of affairs sooner
than it would have come otherwise, but
l will not discuss this phase of the ques-
ton. The puddIers will realize ere long
that their occupation Is gone. There is
not puddler employed at the present
time in the nail mills at Wheeling.
Every factory is making nails out of
Bessemer steel If iron were made in
Pittsburgh in place of Bessemer steel, it
IS safe to say that /, 900 additional pud-
oilers would have employment
eyes, yes" said an iron worker, when
Intercepted, 1.-THE steel question is a
live one A number of Pittsburgh pud
dIers, unable to find work there, re-
Gently left for the West"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

which we live, or, through modern evo
luton, become ''only leaf OF paper
white" one cannot follow these cap
tives, once straight and tall and green
} in their native Arcadia, without being
inbued with the spirit of the poet;
care not how men trace their ancestry,
To ape OF Adam, let them please their Whlm;
But in June am midway to believe
Sncb sTmDathv is mine with all the race.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

WE don't wish to be understood as
finding fault with nature, but we do
wish from the bottom of our hearts that
the luminous end of the FREELY had been
hitched to the mosquito.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
Peculiar

To itself in many important particulars, Hoods
Slrsaparllla is different from and superior to any
other m adicine.
Pecu lar in combina ion, proportion and prepare
ton of ingredients Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses
the full curative value Of the best known dies
of the vegetable kingdom.
Peculiar in its medicinal merit, Hoods Sarsapa.
ri la accomplish hes cures hitherto unknown.
Peculiar in strength and cconomy-Hood's Sarsa
parla Is the only medicine of which can truly be
said 100 doses dollar" Medicines In larger and
smaller bottles require larger Doses and do not pro
duce as good results as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Peculiar in its good name at hOme"-there is
more of H OILS sarsaparila sold in Lowell where it
is made, than of all other blood purifiers. SIS
Peculiar in its phenomenal record OF sales abroad,
no other preparation has ever attained such popu
larity in so short time. Be sure to get
Hoods SarSaparilIa
Sold by all druggists ST. six for S. Prepare only
by G. l. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

LIEUT.. BnICKwEDEI, of the regular
army, just returned to San Francisc }
from hunting Apachcs, has u picture he
thinkr much of. 1t Is that of young
woman, but its beauty has been marred
since it stopped bullet from an Apa-
che's gun, that was aimed straight at
the young mans heart.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

A fashionable young man lately presented
his sweetheart with a string of pearls. AS
she hung Them jOyously about her meek a
cloud came over her brow, and she cried:
Don't fear was the response; ''thems imi-
tatiOn -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

A Boston lawyer recently met his match in
old lady's los of mind. Lawyer-Did she
loo as | am looking at you now, for instance?
Nitness-Well, US quite vacant like
UNF pair or boots can be saved every year
DO using Lyons Patent Metallic Heel Stiff
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16

at is as harmless as it is effective" is what
is said of Red Star Cough Cure by DR.. S. K
Cox d. D., Analytical Chemist, Washington,
d. c. Price 25 cents.