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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Moorish Agriculture.

In the course of n report recently laid
before Parliament on the agriculture of
Morocco, the British Consul ut Tangier
remarks on the prejudice of the Govern
ment against the expectation of grain,
which is carried to such an extent that
shipments between two Moorish ports
are not allowed. The ground of the
prohibition is that the price of bread,
which forms almost the only food of the
poorer classes, would rise so as to bring
the people to the verge of starvation.
There are no roads properly so called,
and therefore the transport of grain by
land IS very expensive, SO that the price
varies greatly i'll districts comparatively
close to each other. The quantity of
seed sown in each district is only what
is judged sufficient for the wants of the
immediate neighborhood, and when the
season is good the crop will sometimes
not repay the cost of cutting. Within
sight of Europe and only four or five
days by sea from Lon lon, the Consul
has seen fields of corn abandoned be-
cause they would not be worth the cost
of harvesting. In the Tangier district
much of the land is Government proper
ty, being held by kind of military ten
ure; near the towns and among the hill
tribes, mosques and other religious in
situations have considerable endowments
in real property which have been be-
queathed to them; many Moors also own
large properties, but considerable por
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Outdoor Reds in REM.


Most amusing accounts have reached
me from Rome of the straits to which
visitors were put in finding sleeping &C
commodatlon ro:ently. It is reckoned
that considerably over 100, 900 strangers
hocked to the Holy City from other parts
of Italy, and to house this exceptional
number of guests Of course overtaxed
all the available resources. Not few
hardy country people braved the dan
ger of the treacherous night mir, and
actally slept in bargps and boats of var
ious kinds on the Til CIR By the Kings
express orders all available government
buildings We're pinced gratuitously at
the disposal of the DEMONSTRATIONS every
night. with as mEaR ets:leag ,ftr9w, andgas
Even spare tents were pitched in certain
pats OF the city, while awnings were
rugged up over fat-roofed dwelling
houses, which were made to lodge many
more guests. At the hotels the very
passages were utilized, and not 4 few
cannie people, recalling the experience
OF certain terrified visitors at Mentone
and Nice who, during the prevalence Of
the earthquake alarm, slept III 'busses,
closed carriages, or the public streets,
made themselves as comfortable as cir
cumstances would allow III the available
public vehicles. -IOnd0n Figa2D.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Paying Dearly.

In small village of New England, a
few years ago, some of the young girls
acquired habits of eating starch, coffee,
cloves and the like, to improve their
compilations. The habits increased by
indulgence, and the girls consumed
large quantities of these substances-all
good in their place, but very harmful
when taken alone and in excess.
In less than year four out of the six
girls were under the doctors care. The
coffee eater became tie victim of insom-
MIA, and was 50 nervous and timid that
little things made her cry as with terror.
The clove-eatcr had become q victim to
hysteria, and was in deplorable state.
Those who had the starch habit learned
to the full extent the meaning of dys-
pepsia.
For all this suffering did they enhance
their beauty and improve their com
plexions? Far from it. Instead of hay
ing the pretty, fresh compilations with
which nature had endowed them, they
became pale, sallow and unhealthy
looking. They lost their viyacity aud
capacity for healthfuI enjoyment, and
became languid, uninteresting invalids.
This happened three years ago, and
not one Of the six girls has fully recover
ed the health which she SO rashly trifed
wlth.--}oHth's Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
The Island of Madeira.

Madeira itself is about thirty miles
mountains, in the centre of the island,
are some six thousand feet above the
sea. Tho one behind Funchal, to the
southwest, with wooded pinnacle and
thickly-clal slopes, where it sinks to-
ward vast rayine or ba rance, is very
picturesque. No wonder the roads of
Madeira are notorious for their badness.
The island will have to be very rich be-
fore, from its own resources, it can
afford to bridge b ,rrancos, and level and
blast the mountain SIDES sufficiently to
allow carriage to make the circuit OF
it. At the present time, in spite of its
prodigious fertility in favored spots, it
is poor land on the whole. Its popu-
lation is less than 135, 900, with n pre-
ponderance of females. Here, as in the
Canaries, the system of terracing pre-
walls, whereby the agriculturist with
great labor builds artificial dams of
stone against the mountain slopes, car
ries earth to these dams on his own b .clz,
AMI having laid the soil, plants his vines,
tobacco or sugar cane patches, while he
adjures the rains by all the saints in his
memory not to wash away the ent'r re
fruits of his tolls. These careful gar
dens are marveIs of industry 1t is con
soling, therefore, to know that by no pre-
text can landlord deprive tenant of
his holding without complete compen-
sation for these improvements, or rather
creations, as they may be called. The
"metayer" system is commoni in Madeira;
the tenant paying ono-half or one-third
of the produce Of the land in kind. The
landlord has legal claim over moth
ing on the surface of the soil. This
is always at the disposal of the ten
f6nanto3y. In fact, in MADEIRA, as in
Ireland, the tenant is generally in bet
ter circumstances than his landlord.
Commercial AdUertiSer,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

ton of the land is held by small farmers
on description of metayer tenure, one
quarter of the crop being paid to the
landlord. Labor is paid on the same
system, the plowman receiving fifth OF
the crop, certain quantity of corn for
food while working, and a pair OF shoes.
For this pay he plows the land, tends a
pair Of oxen, sows, reaps, and threshes::
When there is heavy yield of corn, and
speed in harvesting is desirable, the GUS
tom is to call all the villagers i'll for one
day to do the work without pay. The
price OF agricultural labor is aboutnlne-
pence day for men and half that for
women. Native farmers are averse to
manuring the ground, alleging that 1t
only causes the crop to be choked by
weeds. Rotation of crops is practlced,
barley, peas, beans an lentils alterna-
ting IN dry ground; wheat, beans, mil
let and maize on colder ground. In for
mer years Moors used to take pride IN
breeding good horses, and certain locaE-
ties were celebrated for the excellence Of
their breeds. But the art appears to be
now lost The ideal barb is scarcely to
be met with, but there are still numbers
of really good horses in the country.
Wealthy Moors will pay q higher price
for fine mule than for good horse.
Camels arc the pack animals, and donk-
eys for lighter loads.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Death Sentence of the Saviour.
The following is said to be the SEN
tence of death, word for word, pro-
nounced against Jesus Christ:

The following is said to be the SEN
tence of death, word for word, pro-
nounced against Jesus Christ:
Sentence pronounced by Pontius Plate, in
tendent of the lower province of Gallee, that
Jesus of Nazareth shall suffer death by the
cross In the seventeenth year of the reign
of Emperor Tiberius, and on the oath day of
the month, in the most holy city of Jerusa-
lem, during the pontifcate of Annas and
Caiaphas.
Pontius PLATE, intendent of the Province
of Lower Galilee, sitting to judgment in the
presidential seat of the Praetors, sentenced
Jesus of Nazareth to death on q cross be-
tween robbers, as the numerous and motor
ious testimonies of the people prove:
1. Jesus is q misleader.
2. He has excited the people to sedition.
3. He is an enemy to the laws.
4. He calls himself the Son of God.
5. He calls himself, falsely, the King of
Israel.
6. He went to the temple followed by a
multitude carrying palms in their hands.
Orders from the first centurion Quirrillis
Cornelius to bring him to the place of eXecu-
ton Forbids all peasons, rich or poor, to
prevent the execution of Jesus.
The witnesses who have signed the execu-
ton of Jesus are:
l. Daniel Robani, Pharisee.
2. John Zorobabic.
d. htlpnael hODdIll
4. Capet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem through
the gate of TOurnes.
The sentence was engraved on plates
of grass in the Hebrew language and
copy sent to each tribe. LIE Droit gives
the following explanation of the discov-
cry and subsequent history of one Of the
plates: 1t was discovered in the year
1880 in the city of Aquilla in the king
dom of Naples, by "a search made for
Roman Antiquities, and remained there
until it was found by the Commission of
Arts in the French army in Italy. Up
to the time of the campaign in Southern
Italy it was preserved by the sacristy of
the Carthusians near Naples, where it was
kept in box of ebony. Since then the
relic has been kept in the chapel of Cas-
erta. The Carthusians obtained by
their petitions permission that the plate
might be kept by them, which was an
acknowledgment of the sacrifices which
they made for the French army. The
French translation was made literally
by members of the Commission of Arts.
Demon had fac-simile of the plate en-
graved, which was bought by Lord How
ard on the sale of his cabinet for $3.50
francs. There seems to be no historical
doubt as to the authenticity of this. The
reasons of the sentence correspond eX-
actly with those given in the gospel
Tile E8p0sit0r.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Punishment of Chinese Coiners.

From p recent reported in the
Pekin gazette it appears that in China
coiners are punished with even more
than the severity of our old savage penal
code. Two coppersmiths ont of employ
ment in Hankow privately formed a lit
tie company to make copper cash, and
began their operations for some reason
by melting down about eight pounds Of
imperial copper coins. The band had
made but little progress in their secret
trade, having only manufactured alto
gether some 10000 coins, equivalent to
little more than $l5 when they were
captured, tried md condemned. Accor-
ding to the report the ringiea Ter was
sentenced to immediate decapltatlon Tor
melting down coin of the realm; the next
who assisted in the work of coming was
sentenced to decapitntOn after lmprls-
onment; while two others, who had pol
ished the spurious coins and the last
who acted as book keeper, were treated
not as principals, but as accessories, liza
BILE to TRANSPORTATION to Turkestan and
employment rs slaves to the troops there
"a fate believed to be worse than imme-
date decapitation. Some other men,
who seem to have hal nothing to do with
the coming itself, but acted as domestic
servants to the principals, received sen
fences of three years Punishment and
n hundred blows each.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
A MiSnInced Mine.

How might the stock of the Panama
canal have arisen if the French engi-
neers could have invoked to their aid
the energy of the terrific explosion that
swept away the japanese peak of Little
Bandai-san on July Is. A visitor who
spent four days estimating the spot esti-
mates that this last great mine of ma
lures firing uplifted and distributed no
less than 7O0,O0O,0OO tons of earth,
rocks and other ponderous material,
the calculation being based on the very
moderate assumption that the debris
covers the buried area of thirty square
miles to an average depth of fifteen
feet. The denuded base of the noun
tain seems to be between three and four
square miles in area.-Arkd7lSalO Trap
eler.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Lnte Mt MIGHT.

(FTom Daily Republican BinOhdmton, NJ ~
AS one of our City reporters was coming
down Chenango ST., at an unusually late hour
last evening, his attention was attracted to the
hustle and busy appearance in the large estab-
lishment of DR.. Kilmer & Co., and being some-
what of an inquisitivo turn of mind he mus
tered courage and raped at the door n couple
of Zines and succeeded in gaining admittance.
Through the courtesy Of one of the employees
he was shown through the establishment and
learned that, although they were workin-
night and day force, the firm was unable, at
present, to supply the druggists orders for
DIR. Kilmers Swamp-Ro t Kidney, Liver and
Bladder Curs." 1t is surprisin; to know tn
but few years have now elapsed since the in
PRODUCTION of this wonderful rcmed- from
which tim9 its growth and sale have become
marvelously large, not only in this country but
also in many foreign lands.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
VISIT TO A LIMB FACTORY.
Men With Artificial Members Almost 6
Well Off as Other People.

men with Artificial Members Almost az
Well Off as Other People.
New York telegram
The place looked like CHASTITY carl
cature of butchershop in the land of
the cannibals, but it was only the inner
sanctum of manufacturer of artificial
limbs. Arms, legs, hands, feet-what
you will-hung on walls, screened in
glass cases, or laid about in heaps,
greeted the eye wherever it rested.
There were audacious pictures of gentle
men In various active employment who,
having tried your valuable leg would
have no other" One of the grateful
men was pictured in the act of riding q
bicycle. Another bore his whole weight
on an artificial leg while plying miners
pick at mass of rock over his head.
Still another stood on his sound leg,
and with the artificial leg drove a spade
deep into the soil of a garden spot.
Three were farmers following the pillow,
blacksmiths shoeing horses, and pedes.
trlan without nose-all with at least
one artificial leg.
"Do they really do all that ?" inquired
the reporter
Perhaps not quite as well as you'd
suppose by the cut, but it is true thai
there are good many thousand men
with artificial legs doing work that one
would think likely to require the aid Of
sound limbs"
Then you come pretty nearly sup
plying any natural loss? ?"
pretty nearly. The war gave q
great impetus to the manufacture Of
artificial limbs, and we are still making
limbs for the veterans.
How long does an artificial limb
Iast?"
THAT depends upon whether it is an
arm or a leg and upon various other
considerations. I've known AN artificial
leg to be in use twenty-five years. The
more elaborate attempts to counterfeit
nature the more liable the member to
get out of order and require renewal.
We make arms and hands with which
the wearer writes, uses knife and forI
at table, and performs many operations
that one might think impossible.
what is the cost of artificial 1imbs?"
Anything from a few dollars up tC
hundreds. The simplest 'peg-legs' OF
wooden legs cost from IS to $50 each.
Arms cost from $25 to $75. Hands are
from $40 to $25 Then there are in
Vulnerable contrivances for hiding de-
formities. They may cost almost any
thing-the price varying with the nature
of the deformity to be corrected. Oh,
our friends with a leg or arm missing are
not so badly off as they once were, and
if science goes on in its march of pro-
gress there is no telling how soon the
so-called cripples may be objects Of
envy
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Curious Relic of the Revolution.

A curious relic of Revolutionary days
is preserved by tho Maryland Historical
Society. 1t is a pen and ink drawing,
showing Washington on lis death bed,
surrounded by doctors. The drawing is
washed with color, and is humorously
spoken of by art critics Mrs, Washing
ton, in q neat cap, is holding a handker-
chief to her face; tIlo recumbent form
of Washington is touched with blue and
one of the doctors is dressed in green
and another has iet-blagk legs. TIE
perspective is something astonishing A
quaint inscription is appended,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
A Now German Industry.

At Halle the skeleton-like, fibrous
covering of species of tropical cucum-
Der is now being converted into substi-
tute for sponge, and is already being
exported into immense quantities to
England and other countries. The
curious substance is known as loofah.
1t is not only valuable as an adjunct of
the bath, but is found useful for making
inside soles for shoes, and is being APP
piled to the under side of saddles to
keep the horses back cool.--Arka1I-
can Ti1,11.oJ1a,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

Often shrinks from consulting a physician
about functional arrangement, and prefers to
suffer in silence. This may be mistaken
To all such women we would say that one of
the most skillful physicians of the day, who
has had vast experience in curing diseases
which is of inestimab bic aid to them. We refer
to DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. This is
the only remedy for woman's peculiar weak
nesses and al ments sold by druggists, under a
positive guarantee from the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction in every case or
bottle WrapOer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
! From the District Attorney of Westche ester
County. CIV OrR.
N A

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, April 10, 10 o.
Ihave received many letters in reference to
my testimonials, lately published, commend
ing ALLCoCK's Porous PLAsrERs.
l cannot spare the time to answer them in
writing, therefore would again say, through
the press, that have found ALLCoCK's Porous
PLAsTERs invaluable as chest protectors and
shields against coughs and colds. Furthermore,
1 have found ALLCoCK's PLAsTERs unequalcd
for pains in the side, back and chest.
NELSON II. BAKER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

1t is asserted in London p'1pers that
the discovery made by Mr.. Hewitt in
the artificial manufacture of quinine
will result in the reduction of the price
of that article to few cent per pound
The importance of this discovery is
rendered greater by the fact that, while
hitherto dependence has been on the
cultivation of the cinchona tree for
quinine, the bark yielding only about
two per cent. of the same, the new pro-
cess admits of the substance being pro-
duced without limit from an article
which can always be got in abundance
In any part of the world.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Counting in Old Times.

Of tho following letters, ono is from
Mr.. John Wise, father of the late Cen
eral Henry A. Wise, written to General
John Cooper. seeking permission to ad-
dress his daughter, and the other is
General Cooper's reply. In Mr.. Wise's
letter he says;
"Feeling myself irresistibly impellod
by inclination, and prompted by sense
OF propriety, l have presumed now to
address you upon o subject OF import
ance and delicacy. Having conceived
an affection for your daughter Miss
Sally, [ beg leave t. solicit your per-
mission to make address to her, and at
the same time let ns express the hope
that should 1 be so fortunate as to sue
coed in gaining her affections, my first
wishes may not be frustrated by your
disapprobation. have thought proper
to make this application to you on the
subject IN this manner, rather than in
person, because my character Off | had
any, my condition and my situation in
life, are not altogether unknown to you,
and if objections are made they can be
more freely communicated in this than
i'll any other way. have hitherto pro-
ceeded no further with the lady than
merely obtain her permission to mako
this application, and sir, now plodge
You the honor of gentleman that, in
case you have an objection of an insup
cradle nature to the proposed union
whatever may be the chagrin, regret and
modification which may feel on the
occasion, will not disturb the quiet of
a parent extremely solicitous, no doubt
for the happiness OF a beloved daughter,
by persistng any further with her."
Under date of May II, 1897, General
Cooper responded, saying:
although the application made by
your letter of this day was unexpected,
yet my reflections heretofore on the
subject have prepared me to answer:
That however solicitous may bc for the
temporal felicity of my daughter, and
the future responsibility Of my daugh-
er, she is the only proper judge of the
person best calculated to make her hap
Ply. Respect aud impartiality ought to
be shown by ne to any gentleman That
might make his address to my daughter,
and [ contide in your candor and judg-
ment. "-NoJaA3 Vjrgini@a.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Eord of 1'I,uniSa.

If the proprietor of Kemp's Balsan should
publish a card of thanks, containing expras-
sions of gratitude which come to him daily,
from those who have been cured OF severe
throat and lung troubles by the use of Kcmp's
Balsam, it would fill fair-sized book. How
much better to invite all to call on any drug
gist and get free sample bottle that you may
test for yourself its power. Large bottles SOC
and 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

The fourth crop of strawberries for
this year has been gathered in the WalIa
Walla Valley; pear trees have yielded
three crops, apple trees their second
crop, and the second crop of numerous
other fruits is reported.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and Nalnly
prescription which completely cured and saved
him from death. Any sufferer from this dread,
full disease sending self-addressed stamped
cnyeIope to Prof. j. A. l awrence, SO War en-
St. n Y, will receive the recipe free of charge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

TWENTY young men in a Pennsylvania
town formed football club. In three
months fourteen of them had broken
bones, three were crippled for life, and
one druggist sold them S18 worth OF
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Hotel Experiences.

Drummer Showing cuff button to
hotel clerk)-I say, found this button
on the third floor this morning. If the
owner should call
Clerk-Thanks. I'll tell him
Drummer-Tell him if it's gold to
leave the other one at my room 191,
fourth foor.-Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

orders of CEiIdren,
SCOTT's EMULSION of Pure Cod Liver Oil with
Hypophosphites is unequale !. The rlpidity
with which oh ldrel gain flesh and strength
upon it is very wonderful. Read the low
ing 81 have used SCOTS EN- lsio in cases of
ricketts, and MarasmuS of long standing and
ave been mo than pleased with the resu IS.
as in every ca5c the improvement was
marked. u. NJ MAIN. MD, New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

First Dude-Why do you hang two
thermometers in the window?
Second Dude-My deah fellah, one
is for the heat and the other is for tho
cold, you know. You amt as well up
in astronomy as I thought you was.--
TEXAS SJtingS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

Ice-skates will be cheap this winter &c sav..
eral of the patents have run out
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

Don't hawk, hawk, blow, spit, and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath, but use
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29

The German cruiser Grief is the fast
est armored war-ship in the world.
She steams twenty-three knots an hour.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-29
Radical Cure for Epilcptic Fits.

To the Editor-Please inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the ABOVE
named disease which ] warrant to cure the
worst cases So strong is my faith in its viz,
tues that | will send fl ee sample bottle and
valuable treatise to any sufferer WHO WIZ give
me his p o and Express address. Respy,
II. G. ROOT, NJ. C, 1873 Pearl St. New York