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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
From an Unguessable Source.

matilda, that boy of ours is chuck
full of slang" remarked Mr.. Dusen-
berry, in a sharp, complaining tone.
"He talks about me as the guv'nor, and
this morning heard him tell Bridget to
Let her go, Gallagherl' Where does
he pick up such aboninable stuff"
Goodness only knows" Mrs. Dusen-
berry said, with a well simulated look of
ignorance.
cat school, / suppose, continued Mr..
Dusenbelry, "of those Darringer boys.
He is altogether too fly, that boy, and
if catch him with those boys again
he'll make home run of the liveliest
kind"
"He may hear some of it at home"
suggested Mrs. Dusenberry, with
motherly blandness.
cat home I" cried Mr.. Dusenberry.
t'You are entirely off yolT base, my
dear. Who uses sizing here 90
Probably I am addicted to it." was
Mrs. Dusenberry's meek reply.
"Well, it is vice you'd better get rid
of then. Refined conversation is a mark
of culture. Let mo hear that kid use
slang again and Ill give it to him right
off the bat. I'll wipe up the floor with
him. I'll"
Just then he saw a commiserating
look on his wifes face. He picked up
his hat suddenl.', and, mumbling some
thing about having an appointment at
the Office, fed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
How to Cool O Cellar.

A great mistake, says NedicaI CLASSICS,
is sometimes made in ventilating cellars
and meat houses. The object of ventil-
alton is to keep the cellars cool and dry,
but this object often fails of being no
complished by q cOmon mistake, and
instead the cellar is made both warm and
damp. A cool place should never be
ventilated, unless tho air admitted is
cooler than the air within, or is at least
as cool as that or very little warmer.
The warmer the air, the more moisture
it holds in suspension. Necessarily,
the cooler the air the more this moiB-
ture is condensed and prccipitated.
When d cool cellar is aired on q warm
day, the entering air being in motion
appears cool, but as it fills the cellars
the cooler air with which it becomes
mixed chillsit, the moisture IS condensed
and dew is deposited on the cold walls,
and may often be seen running down
them in streams. Then the cellar is
damp and soon becomes mouldy. To
avoid this, the windows should only be
opened at night, and lato-the last thing
before retiring There is no need to
fear that the night air is unhealthful; it
ia IS pure as the air Of midday and is
really drier. The cool mir enters the
apartment during the night and circu-
lates through it. The windows should
be closed before sunrise in the morning,
and kept closed and shaded through tho
day. If the air of tho cellar is damp, it
may be thoroughly dried by placing i'll
il a peck Of fresh lilGc i'll box. 4 peck
OF limo viii absorb about seven pounds,
or more than three quarts of water, and
in this way cellar OF milk room may
soon he dried, even IL the hottest
weather.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Proper Care of Farm Tools.

The main cause of failure of many
farmers, as well as of men in other pur-
suits, is simply bad management, OF
rather no management at all, having no
matured plans ahead and using tools in
ferior for the purpose, doing twice the
labor that should be done to perform the
job. How often We see men who work
hard and constantly with their hands al
ways behind and in hot water, work
always driving them. Another great
secret to success is the taking care of
tools, keeping them we'll housed when
not in use. do not allow my wagons,
plows, harrows, cultivators, mowers,
harvesters, seeders, etc., to lie out, even
over Sunday or over night in catching
and showery weather when it can be
avoided. Machinery and farm utensils
of every kind lying out from time to
time and year to year is terrible manage
ment, and thrift is impossible with all
these leaks of care and cultivation, and
these same men condemn their occupa-
ton and show GOODNESS toward their
neighbor who succeeds without SEEM
ing effort. To sum up, get tools suita-
BILE for the work, keep them housed al
ways, keep your wagons and machinery
well oiled, watch closely the burrs and
keep them up snugly. A safe way to
prevent danger of burrs coming off and
breaking ma hinery. have found, is to
upset slightly with a light riveting
hammer every bolt to hold the burr snug
in its place, and always keep tools in the
field ready for these little emergenc es.
To have set of harvest hands waiting
while some one runs to the house or
barn to get wrench or hammer is costly
business. Whenever you see your har-
ness giving way don't wait until it
breaks down in the field and stops team
and hands. An ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure Virginia Farm
Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
Extracting Honey.

have been a careful observer and find
that when bees are at work best in boxes
there will be scarcely pound of honey
in the body of the hive, if the hive has
the right size of brood chamber, which
is one having a capacity of about 1900
cubic inches. If a hive holding 1900
cubic inches is used, as was formerly rec
commended, of course some honey will be
stored in the brood chamber, but not to
crowd the queen of any account during
the early honey harvest, but later on they
may. Even with this size of hive l
would think it doubtful experiment to
use the extractor on the combs below,
and believe that if any one expects to
get a large yield of comb honey and use
the extractor on the brood combs at the
same time, they will not realize their ex-
pectatlons. After the bees get thoroughly
at work in the boxes let the brood combs
alone, and you need have no fears of the
queens being crowded. If honey accu-
mulates in the comb before the bees get
fairly in the boxes, have no fears, for as
soon as they get to work in the boxes
they will carry it up into the sections,
and make abundant room for the queen
For instance, 1 have repeatedly hived
swarms on nine Gallup frames well filled
with honey, all capped over, putting on
the boxes at once, and in from fourteen
to eighteen days Gf honey is to be had in
the fields had every bit of it put in the
boxes. g. N. DOOtittte, In Rural Home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Fodder Corn.

Most farmers raise some fodder corn
for the purpose of eking out the pas
lures when the dry weather consumes
their freshness. This growth is useful
either for soiling or, after being cured.
for winter feed. The main error in
raising this corn has been, in the past.
that the seed was very thick, and the
stalks growing closely together would be
slender and of poor growth. 1t was
generally supposed that stock relished
such corn as being more tender than
coarse, full grown stalks. Some SOW
corn still in this manner, but ID is far
better to let in more air and sunshine to
develop the nutritive value resulting
from the gums, starches, and sugar in
the corn stalk. If it is grown too thickly
there is a small amount of nutriment,
and little else than water and the crude
fibre. For whatever purpose the fodder
corn is planted, it is far better to plant
it in drills and drop the kernels at least
four inches apart, or perhaps six inches,
and make the rows from three and half
to four feet apart. If the corn is planted
in hills, four or five kernels of corn in hills
foot or foot and half apart, with
the rows separated as widely as is the
drilled corn, it will secure far more salts
factory results than the other course. -
Pg0ugtnaGn.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Cabbage GROWING

The growing of cabbage is fast passing
from the truck gardener to the farmer,
or rather, cabbages are now raised on so
large scale, that they may be called
farm crop as much as potatoes. AS land
becomes more valuable near the large
cities, the growing of cabbages will be
more and more done by farmers AL
ready they are shipped hundreds of miles
by rail-
Where winter cabbages are raised for
market, the soft heads and outside
leaves may be used for fodder for stock.
so there is no waste. Large quantities
are used every year for sour kraut.
It is the custom for some of the most
successful strawberry growers to turn
the vines under as soon as the crop is
harvested, and set out cabbage plants.
The favorite varieties and the time of
planting vary considerably in different
sections. Premium Flat Dutch, Bridge
port, Fottler's, and Short-stem Drum
head are largely planted in this section.
The usual time of planting these varie-
ties for late fall and winter use, ranges
from the goth of June until the 10th of
July. Much, however depends on the
land and season. When the soil and
preparation are all that could be desired,
these varieties can be frequently planted
until the Goth of July, and occasionally
until the list of August.
In raising cabbages as farm crop,
you can use the land from which you have
taken a crop of early potatoes or rye, if
made rich by the free use of manure.
We know one grower who puts them
on land from which he has taken straw
berries; the fertilizer he uses is forty
loads of barn yard manure and seventy |
five bushels of wood ashes to the acre.
For late fall or winter cabbages, the |
plants are set in rows three feet apart |
each way. This requires 1910 plants for
an acre. The land is marked out with
common marker both ways, the plants
are dropped where the two rows cross,
and a careful man sets them out. ThcI
are set deep enough so that the lower
leaves stand level with the surface. The
great point is to press the soil firmly
around the roots and not merely around
the upper part of the stem. A good Alan
ought to set out two acres a day But,
of course, much depends on the condi-
ton of the land. On thoroughly pre-
pared, mellow, moist soil, it is easier to
set out two acres. than half an acre on
dry, lumpy, hard land.
Iii good plan before setting out the
plants, to drop tablespoonful of com
mercial fertilizer or handful of pulver.
lied hen manure where each plant is 10
be set.
The after management of the crop con-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
WHY LETTERS ARE REGISTERED.
They Go Safely, Though the Govern
ment is Not Responsible.

"'What is the use of registering let
ters?' is the question most frequently
asked of me" said Superintendent J. j.
Phillips of the New York Registry
Department. "You see, if registered
letter is lost the Government cannot be
held responsible for the loss, and the
amount lost cannot be recovered. If
you'll look at it q moment you will see
that that is perfectly fair. 1t is not
possible for the Government or its rep
resentatives to know what is the amount
or money in q registered letter, and, of
course, it is impossible for any one but
the sender of the letter to tell how much
he or she ought to receive in case of loss.
Of course, the Government isn't going
to pay a man money merely because the
man says he lost it and has no proof of
the amount.
''The result of this state of things"
continued Mr.. Phillips, sis that people
continually ask me what is the use of
registering. The reply is that registra-
ton is a safe way to guard valuable
packages from loss; because registered
letter may he traced from one registry
station to another until it reaches its
destination. Postmasters and clerks
think twice before stealing q letter
when they remember that it can be
traced to their hands.
''People who send letters get very
nervous if they don't get news by re-
turn mail of the receipt of the letter,
and they rush here to find out what is
the matter. 1 usually learn from the
senders in cases of delay that they have
not put on the envelope the street and
house number of the person addressed.
In such cases postmasters always hold
the letters until called for. That is
common practice here in New York. If
a registered letter should come here
addressed merely 'Chauncey M. Depew,
New York city, the letter would be
held at the main Office. The reason
for this is that very many business men
prefer to send tifsr own messengers for
registered letters to the Post Office
rather than have the letters delivered
by postman at their own dOor-nOt
for fear that the postman woald con-
tiscate them, but lest their own servants
should mislay and lose them.
at should be added that the little
I'll msy slip OF paper that is given as re-
ceipt by the clerk when the letter is
registered should be preserved, as by
means OF 1t the missing letter may be
quickly traced. Few persons keep
these receipts. They are either lost or
thrown away, because they are sup
posed to be merely form. A missing
letter sent months ago was quickly |
traced to-day by means of the receipt. |
1t was found to be in the hands of the |
postmaster at its destination in q distant |
city, but the recipient had not called for
it. He was business man and he never |
went to the Post Office"
What is the loss of registered let
tiers 2"
"Not taking into account fires on mail
cars and robbery of mail cars, the loss is
next to nothing, and you can send one
cent or 500, 900, or any valuable thing
that will go in letter. 1t is becoming
more popular as prejudice against it
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Tree Borers.

A late bulletin issued from the Ohio
Experiment Station describes the round
and fiat headed apple tree borers; gives
a description of the beetles, the habits
and methods of propagatlng their spe-
c;es; also describes the we'll known bark
louise, concluding with the following ex-
tract, which we publish, as being equally
et1icacious in checking their ravages on
the orange, fig, peach, plum, ETC..
Fortunately says the writer the in
juries not only of both these borers, but
also of the bark louise discussed, NAV be
prevented by single, easily applied
remedy. 1t consists simply in applying
late In May or early in June, and again
about three weeks later, a strong solu-
ton of soft soap, to which has been
added little crude carbolic acid This
mixture may be conveniently made by
mixing one quart of soft soap or about a
pound of hard with two gallons of water,
heating to boiling, and then adding a
pint of crude -carbolic acid. The solu-
ton should be thoroughly applied Ga
scrub brush is excellent for the purpose)
to the trunk and larger branches of the
tree. If the bark of the tree is especial
ly rough it should be scraped before the
wash is applied, and the soil should be
smoothed down about the base of the
trunk, so that there will be no cracks for
the insects to enter to deposit their eggs.
Of course the object of this application
is to prevent the laying of the eggs from
which the grubs hatch. As an addi-
tional precaution it is we'll to examine
the trees during the late summer and
early autumn months for eggs and young
grubs, which are readily detected, and
can be easily destroyed with knife. In
this way one man can go over an orchard
of 500 or more young trees in a day.
The soap and carbolic acid wash can
also be successfully used in freeing trees
infested with the apple tree bark louise,
whose presence is detected by the pres
ence of minute oyster shell shaped scales
on the bark of the limbs. If one of
these scales be raised early in spring
there will be found beneath it mass of
yellowish or whitish eggs, which hatch
about the middle of May into small lice,
which appear as mere specks to the
naked eye. These move about over the
bark few days, when they fix them
selves upon it, inserting their tiny beaks
far enough to reach the sap. Here they
continue to increase in size, and by the
end of the season have secreted scaly
coverings. AS has been mentioned above
the soap wash recommended for the pre-
vention of borers also effectually de-
stroys this pest. The mode and time of
application for the two kinds of insects
is the same.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
POPULAR.

"Mr. Scrapem," said the hostess to an
amateur violinist at an evening gather
ing, ''you play the violin, do you not2'
"Yes-after fashion, you know, "
was the modest reply.
GLOW nice" murmured half the COM
pany.
'tDid you bring your violin with youl"
''No, L did not"
'tHow NIGEL" murmured the other half
of the company, in fervent unison.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
The Sensation of Walking on Eggs.

The Buffalo, (N,Y.) Courier tells re-
markable story of a remarkable man.
He was well.dressed, large, self-pos-
sessed-evidently man of the world.
He strolled into commission house at
the Elk Street Market, where stood a
ba ket full of eggs. The stranger
looked at them awhile, and then DELHI
erately stepped into the basket. The
crash that followed brought out the
proprietor. "See here! what in the
name of the seven fends are you doing.n
"Oh, only wanted to see how it would
seem to stand on this basket of eggs"
said the man, calmly. You'll settle
for this before you leave here, was the
reply of the irate merchant. 81 haven't
any objection" he said, producing
well-filled wallet and paying in full for
the damage. Then he strolled out as
calmly as he had strolled in.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Chinese Banking Profits.

Manchooria, China, appears to be the
paradise of bankers. Wealthy mandarins
and merchants, DESTROYS of concealing
their wealth from their Government,
make deposits with bankers without
taking receipts, and rather than risk
the loss of capital so deposited by its
becoming known to the paternal Gov
crnnc2' 0 whom probably such capital
rightly belongs, no in crest is derived
from such deposits, except of course for
the bankers own investments. At the
death of a depostor his heir may not
know that 10 $50 taos, more or less,
are deposited in some bank or other
From su h eau es rs these native bankers
become yery rich. q nDhic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
Autumn,s Sere and Yellow Leaf.

A botanist thus describes in the Chi
cago Herald how the leaves change their
color in autumn. He ridicules the belief
that frost has anything to do with it:
1.-THE green matter in the tissue of leaf
IS composed of two colors-red and blue.
When the sap ceases to flow in the au-
tumn, and the natural growth of the
tree ceases, oxidation of the tissues takes
place. Under certain conditions the
green of the leaf tnrns red under differ
ent conditions it takes on yellow or
brown tint. This difference in color is
due to the difference in combination of
the original constituents of the green
tissue, and to the varying conditions of
climate, exposure and soil. A dry, cold
climate produces more brilliant foliage
than one that is damp and warm. This
is the reason that our American autumns
are so much more gorgeous than those of
EuplandD
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

s1sts merely in keeping the land clean
and mellow by constant use of the cul-
tivator and hoe. Simple as this is, 1T is
where many cabbage growers fail. In
two OF three days after the cabbage
plants are set out, it is we'll to run a cul-
tivator between the rows, and follow
with hoe and break the crust round the
wited plants and draw little fine fresh
soil round them. If any of the plants
are dead, set out others in their place.
In two or three days cultivate again,
and keep on cultivating until the cab
bage leaves cover the ground. 1t is one
of the great secrets of success. Ashes
thrown upon the plants will keep off the
most common insect enemy.-Farm,
Field and St0ckman.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

Most women naturally look forward to mat
rimony as their proper sphere in life but they
should constantly bear in mind that fair.
rosy face, bright eyes, and healthy, well-de-
Tei0ped form "a are the best passports to happy
nesses, d&gging-down" sensations and func-
tional icrssulurities peculiar to the sex, have
an unfalllng specific in Dr.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. 1t is the only medicine for wo-
men, sold by druggists, under positive guar
dntee from TIE manufacturers, that it will
be refunded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottle-wrapper, and faithfully carried
out for many years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
The Death of Cleopatra.

DR.. Viaud Grand Marais, of Nantes,
has been holding an inquest on the
sudden death of Cleopatra. He rejects
the theory that her death was caused
by the bite of viper. She was accus-
toned to test the effects of various
poisons on her slaves, in order to ascer-
tain which caused the easiest death. Hay
ing shown that no viper was found in
the room OF the fair suicide, that her body
presented no trace of bites, and that her
two maid servants we're found dead or
dying at the foot of her bed, he comes
to the conclusion that her death was
caused by carbonic oxide.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

A series of experiments lately made
by French machinist are said to have
proved that steel loses weight by rust
twice rs rapidly rs cast iron when expos
cd to most air. Acidulated water was
found to dissolve cast iron much more
rapidly than steel. From this it would
saem that steel bridges are less affected
by the acids contained in the smoke of
the locomotives than are iron ones.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

AS well as the handsomest and others are
invited to call on any druggist and get free a
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, a remedy that is selling entirely
upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure and
relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large bottles
81 cents and 81.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
TheY Never Fail.

NJ. OLTON AIthEI, NEW L Okh CII1tl
January 26, 1894. I
have been using BRANDRETH's PILLS for
the last tie years. They are a wonderful medi-
cine. There is nothing equal to them as Blood
Purifiers and Liver Regula ors. But wish to
state how re ravkably they cure rheumatism.
and how ca lily; was affected by rheumatism
of the les. My business wholesale fish DEALER
naturally leads me to damp places. was so
bad Ic ,uld not walk, and at night l suffered
fearfully; tried Balls ms, Sarsaparillas and
all kinds Of tiuctures, but they did me no good
and was afraid of being a cripple. finally
commenc using BaANDRE HIS PILLS. Itook
two every night for ten nights, then began to
improve. continued tax ny them for forty
days and got entirely well. Now, whenever
sick, l take BRANDRETH's Pills. They never
fail. j. N HARRIS
A land owner at Elko, New, is seeding his
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

In the experience of DIR. Chisolm, of
Baltimore, accidents from the use of
chloroform and other anesthetics have
been invariably averted by instantly
hanging the patient up by the heels on
the stoppage of the pulse.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
ELYSIUM,

According to q recent writer, the wo-
men of Corea are not only taught to
shun the opposite sex, but are even
exhorted to talk as little as may be to
their own husbands. Happy Corea |!
where the men can come home on lodge
nights without being requested in sig
nificant tones to 'look at the clock. -
San Francisco AIta.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16
EMPLOYED the Wrong Man.

DR.. S.-"You don't mean to tell mo
that old Sawbones charged you fifteen
dollars for cutting off your me-
Mr. P.--"Yes, fifteen dollars"
DIR. Snow. why didn't you send
for me9 would have cut both arms Off
for less money than that. Life,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-16

1t has be en- asserted that the rotation
of the wind i'll cyclone is always from
right to left, or against the hands of a
clock, i'll the Northern Hemisphere,
while the rotation is directly opposite in
the Southern.