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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Amateur Mechanics.

A machin list in the Mechanical E,1gi-
nee7' thinks amateur mechanics do not
make slkillful workmen. He says fail
ing common to all amateurs or non-pro-
fessional workers is too great haste. 1t
matters not whether they are amateur
machinlsts, or carvers, or painters, or
amateurs in any handicraft, the same
weakness affects them all. The anna
teur wishes to see how his work will
look when it is done, and he Sights the
preliminary process and hastens toward
the final one, with the result of making
a botch of the business in hand. The
work shows to the practical eye that it
has been done hastily (carelessly is a
better world, and it Is inferior for that
reason. The amateur himself sees it,
and after a time, after the first JOY of
completion is over, he hates the sight
of his hurried job, and very often de-
stroys it out of hand. The better way
would have been to stifle all impulses
to get the work finished before it was
fairly entered upon, and go through
the processes which all work must go
through before it can be properly COM
pleted. If l were asked what were the
most necessary qualifications for a sue
cessful amateur, l would say patience
and perseverance. Rarely do amateurs
make good workmen, and it is most fire.
quently for want of these virtues.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
The Cause of the Gulf Stream.

II has been recently reported that
there is plan on foot by the Prince OF
Monaco to launch certain floats to as
certain the cause of the Gulf Stream,
and it is said that the co operation of
the British authorities TX this scientific
project has been asked. Whether the
observations made in pursuance of this
object serve to clear up definitely all
questions of the dynamical origin and
propagation of the Gulf Stream, or
whether they merely solve some of the
disputed points, the scheme in itself
deserves encouragement.
Bottle experiments, to ascertain the
velocity and course of the Gulf Stream,
fail to give exact information, because
the bottle, being exposed to the winds
as we'll as the current, gives a mixed
record. Cut floats might be construct
ed so as to be almost totally submerged,
leaving so little surface exposed to the
wind that the float would move with
the current, in the teeth of the wind.
If the theory be sound that the winds
alone cause the Gulf Stream, it would
make no difference how much of the
float is left exposed. But this theory is
discredited, if not utterly exploded, by
the wellknown fact that two contiguous
currents flowing in the opposite direc-
tons are found in the same ocean area.
1t is therefore all important to such
an inquiry as the FRINGE of Monaco pro-
poses that floats are used which will be
well nigh insensible to wind agency,
and will respond solely to the impulse
received from the moving mass of water
If the researches are carried on with
floats of this design there Is little doubt
that they will prove highly instructive,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
A Boys Goodness.

When General Tins was about six
teen years old he met with an exciting
adventure. He got home late one night
and entered the house through a win
dow. His father a very excitable old
gentleman, was under the impression
that burglar was in the house, and
catching glimpse of dark figure in
the hall he fired at it six times with his
revolver. Having exhausted his pow
der and ball, old Tins flashed light
upon the situation and discovered that
the supposed burglar was his son. After
the furry was over the boy was asked
why he had not revealed his identity.
Turning his solemn and impressive face
to his father~s:sse replied with quiet dig
nifty:
II thought I'd wait till you got
through, didn't like to interrupt you. ="
''But, me che-ild," groaned old Tins,
''when the bullets whistled around your
head, tell me what were your sensations;
what were your thoughts2"
''Which9r inquired the youngster.
"What did you think about2"
Nothing" was the calm response,
'tnothing at ALL"
And that was all they could get out
of him. The delighted father was so
proud of the boys GOODNESS under fire
that he related the incident to every
body in town. After that young Tins
had tremendous reputation for cour-
age.-AtlGnto Constitution.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Spring Jackets.

There is tendency to lengthen jack
cts for the spring and summer, and to
make them of more even length all
around, but the jaunty jacket with
short back Is apt to remain in favor as
long as large torrnures are worn, says
Harper's Basar New jackets may be
close to the figure or only ''three-quar-
tiers" fitting, with slightly loose fronts
fashioned by single dart. Single
breasted jackets are most seen, but
these have revers turned back on each
side with large buttons, or vest is in
serted, which may be quite plain, or
else of soft material gathered like a
blouse. The corners of the fronts are
now rounded instead of being pointed,
and the slit pocket is curved to follow
the outlines of the corners. The back
has two stiff box pleats, or is Tapped in
the middle seam like a mans coat, or
else is plain, with all the seams closed
to the end, but is cut with spring
enough to allow for a full hustle. The
collar is high standing band, to which
in some cases a turned-ove collar is at
tached at the top There are also many
Tapped jackets with fancifully shaped
fronts, partly diagonal and partly
straight, though few are cut in the reg
ular double-breasted shapes worn dur
ing the winter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Life on q Coral Island.

The misery of life on coral island,
says a writer in the London SATURDAY
ReUieo, can hardly be exaggerated. One
English family, stationed at Diego,
lives on little islet east of the entrance
1t rains every day. The mosquitoes are
uneoualed for size and ferocity. The
only food is an occasional fresh fish,
with timed meat and vegetables from
England. The monotony of existence is
only broken by the visit OF an occasion
al ship, or by a gale which unroofs the
house. To the lonely inhabitants 1t Is
nothing that beautiful shells and branch
ing coral are to be found On the beach
that strange, bright birds come across
the ocean to build their nests in the
cocoa trees, or that the sea over the reef
is of an ethereal blue such as no one car
imagine that has not seen it. The stray
visitor goes away disenehanted with life
on coral island and ready to prefer the
discomforts of civilization, the restraint
of society and clothes, the pests of the
post and the telegram, to green islands
and blue sea, with rats, thunder storms
mosqui toes, and land-crabs for com
pany, and a thermometer always a
summer heat.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Loved and Loving.

There is not wife living who would
not resent being told that her womanly
nature, her true self, was beng destroy
ed, undermined by too intense ana
absorbed devotion on the part OF her
husband; that she was daily losing
womanly strength and force, and rapidly
becoming clog and impeachment to her
husbands progress, because OF his maui
gence. We hear great deal said about
the selfshness of men, but unbiased op-
servers will have to admit that a great
proportion of the selfshness that escaped
from Pandoros box found refuge In the
hearts of women.
Look about the world and see If you
do not find as many husbands victims
of wife's nerves, headache, or back
ache, as YOU find wives sacrificed to
husbands SINS or weakness. Mems acts
of selfshness are more apparent, as
usual thing; they are more tagrant.
Woman's selfishness is more insidious.
A husbands comfort is wholly DEEPEN
dent on a wife. If she chooses to re-
venge herself for any inattention or de-
privation, there are thousands OF petty
ways open to her that man would
scorn to use. The writer calls to mind
a pretty, girlish wife, who was excess
lively extravaganza, and who had most
devoted husband. Sitting with party
of ladies one day when the subject OF
managing husbands was under discus
sion, she shook pretty golden head,
and with merry laugh said, 81 manage
better than any of you; when Sammy
don't do Just as | want him to, | 90 to
hal ho IN
There was burst of protests, but the
young woman went on with perfect
calmness. "You know, last week, you
all thought was ill. wasn't. l want
ed one hundred dollars for my spring
dress and bonnet; Sammy would only
give me fifty; but | tell you he was glad
to give me the other fifty to get me up.
I'd have stayed there till now, if he had
not" And she looked around with an
air OF, triumphant pride. There are few
women who would resort to such me-
thods-none worthy OF an honest love
but are there not women who assume a
cold, reserved, constrained manner if
they are deprived of an indulgence or
liberty, women who resent, perhaps I'M
consciously, any control over actions or
expenditures
Few wives or children stop to think
how little, comparatively, of husbands
or fathers income is expended on him
self alone The major part is devoted
to home and its dependent inmates.
This financial abnegation is accepted as
matter of course by those at home and
abroad, and the world makes butt of
the man who does otherwise; but surely
the deepest devotion should be given in
return from those who are benefited by
Il
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Made Him Sick.

The glorious climate of California and
the recuperative power of her citizens
make combination hard to beat. Both
the climate and the power are response
bic for the fact that little four year old
Dan Murphy, who was shot through
the lungs on New Years Day, at Los
Angeles, is now playing around the
street as we'll as ever. The shooting
was accidental, and the ball, which
was from a 42-calibre revolver, struck
the bov in the breast, little above the
heart, and came out under the left
shoulder blade. Little Dan didn't
know that he had been shot, but walked
home and told his mother that boy
had hit him with a stone and that he
wanted to 60 to bed He was pretty
sick for awhile, but little thing like
a piston ball couldn't kill Dan, and he
bids fair to run for Congress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
That Old Kettle.

Bishop selwyn, who interested him.
self grrotly in the poor, one day, COM
ing on company of miners, heard
them talking in a very animated way,
SO loud that he said to them 'TMy
friends, something's seems to interest
you all very much; 1 heard your voices
quite in the distance; may I inquire
what it is 2" To which they replied
''You see that copper tea kettle there 2
We found it, and we were just saying
that the One who could tell the biggest
lie should have it." "Oh!" said the
Bishop, 81 am sorry for that; I hope
you will never again tell lies. IT'S a
fearful bad habit, and so unmanly.
Why, 1 never told lie in my life"
Whereupon the four miners shouted in
one breath: "Give the governor the
kettlel"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Too Funny for Anything.

He was an artillery lieutenant, Of
course, and she was a Senator's daugh
ter, and they were all in Washington
at party.
"Im going to Old Point Comfort
about the middle of March, " she said.
"That's rather novel time to go,
isn't it 2" he queried, with fifteen-inch
rifle CLEAN in his war-like eyes.
"Oh, don't KNOW" she said limo
Gently.
eyes, but my dear Miss, it is quite
novel, don't you know" he persisted.
Greatly, Mr.. Cascabel, you must ex-
pain"
"Ha, ha |" he roared, "the middle
of March-Middle o. March-Middle
March. Isn't that novel 2 Ha ha
see 2"
1t is very seldom that the Lord creates
anything without purpose, even lieut..
of artillery on duty in Washington.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Trouble In the Palace,

'FHenry Battenburg," said the Queen,
severely, as the new prince came into
the breakfast room in the Tower to the
lascivious tinkling of some rattling sub
stance in his pockets, Chow many times
have I forbade you to disfgure yourself
by loading your pockets down with
marbles?"
81 hain't got no Marbles" said the
new handmade prince, with look OF
honest amazement, "them's jackstones u
'It is the same thing" replied her
Most Gracious Majesty, ''you look as
though you were in ballast; and, more
over, L believe you are deceiving me. VI
'No'me; hope to die"
"Battenburg, you have been playing
marbles again"
'ENoap." !
"Henneryi"
"Cross my hearth Honest Injun
Hope may fall down deadl"
"Don't tell whacks, Hennery."
Nome; l didn't"
At signal from her Most Gracious
Majesty, two stout men-at-arms in com
plete armor, caught the hapless prince
by the legs, and, turning him upside
down, poured cigar-box full of mar
bles, crystals, carnelians, "chinies, ~
''bolies, " "commies" and "white alleys"
out of his raimeut When they again
reversed him, the noble prince met the
steady gaze of the Queen without a
tremor.
'.Meant hadn't been playin' keeps,
anyhow" he said.
But as the guards dragged the I'M
happy prince through the Traitors gate
to where the hea(fman, in his black
domino of state, stood leaning against
the block, trying the edge of his new
Wade s. ButcheE hollow ground ak with
his his thumb f is.ssa2med Battenburg
cast back one appealing glance that
will haunt the Queen to her dying day,
for the prince has glass eye, and he
had screwed his eye glass over that and
was trying to look at her with it. I'm
easy, indeed, hes-the head that wears a
han -RURnETTE
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Letting his Horse Out.

Worcester, Mass, is troubled because
it has leaked out that livery men there
are in the habit of hiring out horses
that they are boarding, and that coach
men not infrequently use their employ
ers' horses and carriages in doing a little
night work on their own account. One
of the sad results of such wickedness on
the part of the liverymen is thus re-
ported:
"a gentleman and his wife were out
riding, and, while passing house of
doubtful character, the horse suddenly,
but with familiarity, turned up into the
dooryard. Guess you are acquainted
here, are you not2' exclaimed the lady.
The gentleman was nonplussed, and as
sured his wife that such was not the
case. When he got home he made in
quiries and found that some of the boys
had been hiring the animal to take a
moonlight ride"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

Hon. James Harlan, ex-Vice Chan.
cellor, Louisville, KY, says he uses St
Jacobs Oil, that it is a most extraordi
nary and absolute cure for rheumatism
and kindred ailments, and that every
family should have it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

For impure blood the best medicine known, SEQ
Wills SARsAPARII.LA, OR BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP
may be implicitly relied when everything else
fails. Take 1t in the spring time especially for the
impure secretions OF the blood incidental TO that
season Of the year, and take at all times for Cancer
Scrofula, Liver Complaints, Weakness Boils rumors
Swellings, Skin Diseases, Malaria and the thousand
Ills that come from impure blood. To insure a
cheerful disposition take ScovuL's BLOOD AND Liver
SYRUP, which will restore the mind 10 Its natural
equilibrium.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

Consumption, the greatest curse Of the age
the destroyer of thousands of our brightest
bic. Dr. Pierces ''Golden Medical Discov
ery'' is a certain remedy for this terrible dis
ease if taken in time. All scrofulous diseases
lungs-can be cured by it. Its effects in dis
eases of the throat and lungs are little les:
than miraculous. All druggists have 1t.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

In Chicago sermon the noted Sam
Jones, the evangelist, said:
Sometimes I've asked everybody
that never told lie to stand up. Every
fellow was looking around to see if any.
body was goin' to get up. If anybody
had a-got up, I'd a-given him the flool
and sat down. If you'd all stop lying
you'd starve the lawyers to death.
like a grand lawyer who defends the
good man from the assaults of the
wicked. But these mean little SIS law.
yers! They do some mean thing, and
then say: 4 did that as a lawyer not
as man. When they drop down il
hell suppose they'll go about saying
Pm here as lawyer"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01
Saving the Lawyers.

yers." This is rather a blood-thirsty PROPOSE
Hon, which we modify by Offering to cure thii
worthy class of people. Most Of them suffer
tary hab ts), from the injurious effects Of dys.
pepsia, indigestion, piles, loss Of appetite, ane
other ailments caused by g consttpated habit
Of the body. DR.. Pierce's Pheasant Purgatiy'
Pellets" eradicate all these disorders II
promptly removing the cause thereof, and In
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

CHILDREN's AILMENTS, such as ''con-
stipation," disordered bowls, worms and
many other diseases SO prevalent can be
successfully treated by the occasional use
of WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs. 1t is
as safe and certain in its action upon chill
dren as upon adults. It acts on the liver
and cleanses the blood,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

For thirty years DR.. G.. ) Fawcett
has been physician of the Union Protes-
tant infrmary, Baltimore, Md, and his
published opinion is that he has used
Red Star Cough Cure most effectively in
curing obstinate coughs and in treating
consumption. Price, % cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

HE LEFT.-A Victoria, B. c., MGR
chant was so pleased with the photo
graph of young woman living in Nova
Scotia, that he struck up correspond
ence with her, and then invited her 70
JOIN him and be his wife. She made
the long journey, but when he saw her,
and found that she wasn't nearly as
good looking as her portrait, he refused
to marry her, She is suing him for &c.
900.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

SEvERE.-Wong All Wong, one of
the Chinese students who were educat-
ed in this country, has been arrested for
getting money on forged order, in
Shanghai. He got only about So. In
court he pleaded for mercy on the
ground that his relations had disowned
him, that his wife had been taken from
him, and that he was without home and
money. He was sentenced to one
months Imprisonment and to receive
$50 blows.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

TEAcHER-"Now Master Kirby, you
should be more correct in your compo-
sition- You say, Il love school, Now,
school cannot be loved. Can't you use
more correct expression2" Master
Kirby-'I hate school,"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

Why continue the use of irritating powder
snuffs or LIQUIDS. Ely's Cream Balm, pleasant
of application and sure cure for Catarrh, and
cold in the head, can DO had for 80 cents, at
druggists 1t is easily applied with the finger,
nate cases. 1t gives relief at once. We will
mail it at 60 cents Ely Bros, Owego, n. Y.
Ihad a severe attack of catarrh over year
ago, and became so deaf could not hear com
mon conversation. l suffered terribly from q
roaring in my head. procured a bottle Of
Ely's Cream Balm, and in three weeks could
hear as well as ever could, and now can
cheerfully say to all who are afflicted with the
worst of diseases, catarrh and deafness, take
one bottle o. Elk FIX 0Tea B 81 anu De
or child suffering from Catarrhal. e. New
man, Grayling, Campbell Co., Mich
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits, general debility in their various forms
also as q preventive against fever and ague anC
other Intermittent fevers, the "Ferro-P hosphor
ated Elixir of CaliSaya, " made by Caswell, Haz
ard & Co, New York and sold by all Druggists
from fever OF other sickness 1t has no equal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

Everybody needs and should take sOOU sprung
medicine, for two reasons
let The body is now more susceptible 70 oenent
from medicine than at any other season.
3D. The impurities which have accumulatea IN ene
blood shouId be expelled and the system given tone
and strength before the prostratng effects OF "Arn
weather are fe,t 49,, p.
.rr,ees the blood. Il sharpens the appetite. IL
tones III. digestion. It overcomes debility. 1tbuds
ND the whole system. Try it and you VIII Dc con-
- 4t.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

It is not certain that the wreck found or
Mount Ararat Is the remains of Noah's Ark:
but we are certain that Aliens Lung Balsam
will cure coughs and colds, and save the many
wrecks from the ravages of consumption we
see nowadays. All druggists sell the Balsarn.
Price. 25c.. Soc and 81 Der bottle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

THE quickest way for young man to
become a millionaire is to marry mil
lionheiress.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

WHY Is a neglected damsel like fire
which has gone out She has not a
sparp left.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01


For long time we steadily refused to pub
lish testimonials, believing that, in the opinion
of the public generally, the great majority
were manufactured to order by unprincipled
parties as a means of disposing of their worth
less preparations.
That this view of the case is to a certain ex-
tent true. there can be no doubt.
AT last, several years ago, we came TO the
conclusion that every intelligent person can
readily discriminate between spurious and
bona fide testimonials, and determined to use
as advertisements a few of the many hum
dreds of unsolicited certificates in our posses
sion.
In doing this, we published them as nearly as
possible in the exact language used by our cor
respondents, only changing the phraseology, In
some cases, SO as to compress them into a
occupy, but without in the least exaggerating
or destroying the meaning of tho writer's
was correct o On let letter recommend
ing, en- article having true merit finds favor
The original of every testimonial published
by us is on file in our office, an inspection Of
which will prove to the most skeptical that our
assertion made above, that only the facts are
given as they appear therein, is true.
But as it would be very inconvenient, If not
impossible, for all of our friends to call on US
for that purpose, we invite those who doubt df
there be SUCH, to correspond with any of the
parties whose names are signed to our testi-
! monfals, and ask them if we have made any
misstatements, so far as their knowledge eX-
tends, in this article. In other words, if we
have not published their letters as nearly ver-
batim as possible
Very respectfully,
Z. T. HAZELTTNE,
Proprietor Pisos Cure for Consumption
and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
We append a recent letter, which came to us
entirely unsolicited, with permission to pub
lish it:
DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. IL 1885,
You may add my testimony as to the merits
of Piso's Cure for Consumption. l took a
severe cold last February, which settled on my
lungs. They became liberated and were SO
painful that / had no rest for two days aud
nights: got a bottle of Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption, and was relieved by the time had
taken half of 1t. Since that time have kept
Piso's Cure In the house, and use it as a pre-
ventive, both for lung troubles and Group, for
which can recommend IL as the best medi-
cine ever used; and that is saying q great deal
for have used at least twenty others besides
about as many physicians prescriptions
Piso's Cure for Consumption has never failed
to give reliefin my family,
A. j. GRUBB,
EI~.a..- Ill
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-01

cheerfully recommend Red Clover Tonic
to those suffering from troubles of the stomach
and liver. / am now on my second bottle, and
it makes me feel Ipte neio man. Q. NJ. Con-
NOR. Nashua, Iowa.