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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

4 CATASTROPHE such as few men have
The stOicism to bear, and few survive,
has come like a thunderclap upon
Charles Cullman, of Cincinnati. While
auditing the books of the Bellevue
Building Association, he suddenly
turned to one of the bystanders and an
grily exclaimed: "Why do you turn out
the gas? I'm not through yet" Turn
out the gasl What's the matter with
you? The gas is burning" MY God,
then Tn blind!' cried Cullman, and.
sinking back in his chair, from which
he had arisen in his excitement, he
buried his face in his hands and moaned
like child. A physician was hastily
sent for, and only arrived to confirm
the worst fears. Cullman was indeed
blind. Without a premonitory sign.
without warning, the blow had come
and as he sat there bemoaning his sad
late, his eyes grew dim. Friends took
him by the hand, and trembled with
emotion as they tried to speak words of
hope and comfort. The stricken man
9nly moaned: my wife! Ny little
ones!" A diagnosis followed, and it
was discovered that Cullman had for
some time been sufferer from Bright's
disease of the kidneys. The exudations
Of the albumen from these organs
caused ur@mic blood-poisoning, which
gradually pervaded the whole system
Of the sufferer. Step by step the dis
ease spread, and contraction of the kid
neys followed, resulting in infamma-
lion of the retina or optic nerve, hope
lessly destroying the sight forever.
The case, although not an isolated one,
is extremely rare, death generally en-
suing before such crisis arrives.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
TOWED BY A WHALE.
Takes the Anchor in His Mouth and
Run Away With Schooner.

From the Cape Ann Advertiser.l
A letter has been received from the
steward of the schooner I'll. B. Griffin,
Capt George Nelson, now absent on
the Banks, in which it is stated that
they have met with an unusual exper-
fence, viz, that of being towed by a
whale. The affair occurred on fine
day when all the dories were out attend
inc the travis. The captain and steward
were ON board as usual, looking after
the vessel and keeping an eye on the
dories. when all at once they felt sud
den jerk, and soon the vessel was gong
through the water at q rapid rate and
no motive power visible. 1t taxes con
siderable to startle fisherman, but this
was something so uncommon, Vessel
dashinp through water at rapid rate
wife her sails furled and anchor down
that thew began to look alarmed. Sud
denly the cause made itself manifest
when n monstrous whale arose to the
surface with the anchor fast either in
his law or b!ow-hole. He tore through
the water at high-pressure rate, and
WAS fast taking the craft out of sight 0
the dories, thus leaving the crews ex-
nosed. and besides this there was dan
ger OF the NeS6CA ICING pONSu
The only remedy was to cut the cable.
This was done, and his whaleship went
off with the anchor in tow. The jib
and foresail were hoisted and the vessel
was soon engaged in picking up her
dories, and on the way to Newfonnd-
land, where a new anchor and cable were
secured.
There are but two similar cases of
which we have any record, viz. Schoon-
err G. Fl. Price was towed a day and
half by a whale in 1873, when the
fuke of the anchor broke and she
was released. Then again, on the 10Th
of December, 1874, while the schooner
Sultana, Capt. Peterson, was at anchor
on the Grand Bank, a sudden motion
was felt, and soon the vessel was speed
ing through the water at twelve-knot
speed. The captain, not wishing to lose
sight of his dorymen cut the cable after
he had been towed some distance, other
wise he thought be might have ca ptured
the monster. There was IA companion
whale which swan with the one who
had the anchor, and he was evidently
astonished at the predicament of his
D1ata
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
The A Rnnias of Lnmhnpn.
EAST RIVER NATIONAL BANR
NEW YORK March 10 1890

last INV Err NATIONAL BANK,
NEW YORK, Mar Oh 10, 1886. (
1t gives me great pleasure to add my testi-
mony in favor of ALLCoCK's POROUS PLAs-
TIERS. Last October had very severe attack
of lumbago and suffered untold agony; could
not turn in bed or get in any position with )ut
ass's stance and with pains almost unbear-
able the folks suggested ALLCoCK's Porous
PLASTFRS. AS soon as possible had one ap-
r''rf' ~ tho SIN all of NV back a.1 tlv great
surprise Experienced almost instant feiiei, =
continued wearing it until entirely cured, and
am happy to say that l have not had the
slightest symptoms of Lumbago since. They
are a wonderful and valuable Plaster f
Lumbago, and l lake much pleasure in recon-
mending them. w. s. PHILLIPS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

what a coward that Major Smith is" said
Jones to Robinson, why the very sight Of
gun-powder would make him i'll. How did he
ever manage to become an officer in the army?''
Don't say anything against smith," an
swered Robinson, The once saved my lif >"
Saved your lifel Nonse nse, impossbleI
" hat do you mean?" 81 mean that / was in
the first stages of consumption; | was losing
strength and vitality every day with the Ter
rible disease, when Smith advised me to take
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. had
tried all kinds of medicines without success,
and my physician had given me no hope: vet
here am, as well ever man was, and
owe my life to Smith, and to the wonderful
remedy he recommended"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
A Young Girls Grief

At seeing her CHI rms of face and form de-
parting, and her health imper led by func-
tional irregularit es, at her critical period OF
life, was turned to joy ami gratitude after a
brief self treatment with DIR. Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription. It purified and enriched her
stomach, bowels, and other organs and her re-
turn to robust health speedily followed. 1t is
the only medicine for women, sold by drug
gists, under a positive guarantee from the man
ufacturers that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be refund d. This
wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many
years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
To-Nipht md To-Morrow Night


And each day and night during the week you
can get at all druggists Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs, acknowledged TO be the
most successful remedy ever sold for the cure
of Coughs, Group, Bronchitis, Whooping
Cough, Asthma, and Consumption. Get bot
tie to-day and keep it always in the house, SO
you can check your cold at once. Price Soc
and 81. Sample bottles free.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

THE captain of the J. z. Allen brings
to Pensacola, Fla, report to the eff
feet that very large water-spout was
seen by the crew of that vessel about
twenty-five miles off the bar The roar
ing Of the waters, which was so great
that man could not hear himself
speak, first attracted their attention
1t passed within 100 yards of the YES
sci, and when about this distance off a
shot was fired through the volume of
water, which broke it up. The cap
tain of the vessel says that this is the
second time he has tried this method
of destroying them, and in both it has
proved successful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
RECENTLY Capt. Newal GRAY dis

RECENTLY Capt. Newall Gray dis
covered, little distance from Capt. A.
W. Gray's wharf, at Boothbay, Me-,
the big fin of an ocean sunfish. He
speedily transferred himself to row.
boat and in little time caught the
fellow by his nose with the boathook
The skin was so tough he could not
penetrate it, and after hard fight the
fish escaped. He was probably 60C
pounds in weight. This fish is peculiar,
in being little but head, and two i'm
mense fins about where the neck should
be, and the most of the body is wanting.
They float lazily on the surface and
take the name from basking in the sun.
Their food is jelly fish, so abundant on
the Maine coast. Their livers are very
large and yield a large quantity of oil,
which commands high price as a rem
edy for sprains and burns.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30


HE New York WOrtd, referring to
the funeral of the millionaire atheist,
Courtlandt Palmer, remarks: Court
landt Palmer died peacefully, serenely,
and quietly, but not hopefully. He
had good mans life behind him, but
absolutely nothing ahead of him ex-
cept the little urn that will hold his
ashes when the crematory fire has done
its work. His resignation lacked the
quality of triumph which sometimes
transfgures the experience of Chris
tians. He won no victory over death,
but surrendered to it as to superior
strength. His was an ideal stoicism, a
magnificent defiance of the inevitable,
uncheered by glimmer of faith III the
future. brave but eternal farewell to
earth, home, friends, ife-everything.
And when Col. Ingersoll turned to the
coffin with the pathetic words: "The
world is Drawer for your life; the world
is Drawer for your death. We loved
you living, and we love you now," he
fell into an inconsistency which it is al
most impossible to avoid. We love
You now? Why, there is no you" to
love, if your creed is true. You can
not love what is not, and that honor
able man is not, he has disappeared,
has been snufied out like the flame of
a candle. You may delight in his
memory, but you can not love him, for
there is no "him" to love. We estimate
a theory, in our secular fashion, accord
ing to the results it will produce. With
great respect, therefore, for the atheism
of Palmer and Ingersoll, we should be
sorry to have the people of New York,
for instance, converted to it. Chris
tlanity, we believe, produces on the
whole greater and better results, i'm
perfect as its application to daily life
is. Atheism as the creed of the popu-
lace-no, as Robespierre once sug-
gested, If there We're no God you would
nave to invent one, or you could have
no government. We rather think, then
that we will be satisfied with the hopes
which Christianity offers, and not court
the grim courage which makes the best
of bad job and faces death with
clepched teeth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30
a Fair Trial

Of Hoods Sarsaparina will convince any reasonable
person that it does possess great medicinal merit
We do not claim that every bottle will accomplish a
miracle, but we do know that nearly every bottle,
taken according to directions does produce positive
benefit. Its peculiar curative power is shown by
many remarkable cures.
II was run down from close application to work.
but was told had malaria and was dosed with quiz
nine, etc, which was useless. I decided to take
Hoods Sarsaparlla and am now feeling strong and
cheerful 1 feel satisfied it will benefit any who
give it a fair trial 3. BEAAusu, 26l Spring
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

French as She is spoke-Patron Ito
restaurant waiter) Got any Brie
cheese Waiter (astonished) -Only
the pair I've got on.-Hotel Mail.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

A farmer who saw his family aTrayed
in dashy new hats exclaimed: "There
go my wife and daughters with 80 bushels
of oats apiece on their heads"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

PARIS correspondent
says: A Frenchman
who was a close neigh
Dor of mine at dinner
the other evening
was full of the marvel
lous Eiffel tower,
which already domi-
mates Paris. He had,
in his capacity as a
journalist, been allow
ed to ascend as high
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

When young lady tells you that she
has been taking whistling lessons of a
gentleman you may look out for another
engagement in town inside of six weeks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

"Can anything settle the servant gir'
question 2" asks a weary housekeeper
To which we respectfully reply: eyes
the kerosene can. "-Nelo y Ork Mercury
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but use DR..
Sage'5 Catarrh Remedy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

There is something peculiar about
BfaVlby--lu LiIO II y
in men it repels.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-08-30

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In h1e wears time again they meet:
And kneel before the sovereign's feet :
And as with gracious outstretched hand
He welcomed home the youthful band,
He natural eagerness expressed.
To see the objects of their quest.
The first such lustrous pearls displays,
That every tongue is loud in praise.
So white, the snow-hakes on their way
Compared to them are dull and gray.
The next diamond more pure,
And larger than the Koh-i-noor,
That shone with such brilliant light,
The sunbeams, shamed, withdrew from
sight.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
10 HEAD OF HORSES AND COLTS,
1OHEADOF CATTLE!
| Rockaway Carriage!

| Sleigh / " agon Bed and Shelvings. Flows.
Iarrows Single Trees aud Double Trees.
Wagon Harness, Plow Gears, ShOvels, Forks.
and many other articles.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
COMMUNICATED.
OH, THE HATEFUL sPARRows!

Mr.. EDIToR-Why are the people OF
Jefferson county so slow in getting rid
of one of the worst pests the country
ever had to deal with? | have come
to the conclusion they are waiting for
the Government to tell them or pay
them to make the move. 1t looks that
way to me. flor one. have not waited,
but have kept the hateful sparrows
from rearing their young on my place
since 1884 and if every one had done
the same they would be as scarce as
wild turkeys. But such, | am sorry to
say, has not been the case. Instead,
the country is over-run with them,
and if the people start now it would
take them several years, as they are
as cunning as fox If they find place
to build their nest where you can't
and young at the same time all sum-
mer. Besides, there is not another bird
that can equal them in breeding lice.
Their nest is in crawl all the time, and
ain most sure they get on the stock
horses, cattle, &c. Besides, they de-
stroy the buds Of the fruit trees and
well, | was going to say everything
else, and if | did, would not miss it
mucn- NOW lue question Is, WHdJ are
we going to do about it? My sugges-
ton is 60 to work on them now, while
the summer birds are in the South,
and know they will thank us if no
body else does. In the Southern
Farmer DR.. Merrymau, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, recommends that
it be Systematically attacked and de-
stroyed before it becomes necessary
to deplete the public treasury for the
purpose as has been done in other
countries Our doctors say il you soak
wheat in mayappleroot tea it will de-
stroy them and not injure the stock
that might eat them. / will deposit
one dollar at the REGISTER Office for
the one who will show the most scalps
from now until the Goth Of March,
which will be the time the summer
birds begin to come. | think We
should not poison them after that
time, as we might injure our summer
birds But as winter is here and the
ground frozen you can substitute some
thing in the place of the mayapple.
I'm not particular, just so you kill
them. NJ
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
AN INSANE W0MANS BLOODY work.

Mrs. Irene Parke, wife OF a house
painter, living in Washington. ID. g.,
attempted 10 kill her Two children,
Louisa and Daisy, aged respectively
II AID years. Mr.. arke says when
he returned nome Monday night he
noticed that she acted strangely, and
he was AFRAID 10 go asleep and re-
manned awake until aIter one CLOCK.
Then he made her believe tnat he was
asleep by snoring loudly. InlAhlnS
that he was as eep she lett her bed ana
went To the sideboard where lie kept
his razor, but he sprang from the bed
and seized the razor before she could
get il. After retiring again Parke
fell asleep and knew no more until
about 40 i'll the morning, when he
was awakened by hearing a noise III
the adjoining room occupied by the
children. When he arose he saw That
his wife was gone, and running to the
childrens room met her, when she
raised a hatchst to deal him a death
blow across the head, but he seized
her arm. He threw her TO the floor,
but being much larger than he she
soon gained her feet, and grabbed
him by The throat. A life and death
struggle ensued, but she was quoted.
LOOKING upon the little ones, the
father saw blood stains on the bed.
My God cried the husband, what 5
the matter?" "On, papa, papa, mamma
has killed me, answered one OF the
little ones. BY this time the insane
woman was ready to continue her
bloody work, and she reached for the
lighted lamp to throw at her nus band,
but he was watching her too closely.
He pleaded with her to be quiet, and
finally succeeded in getting her TO
walk out in the open air with nun,
and a few minutes later she was Ill
the police station. She then said that
she had intended to kill the whole
family and then kill herself. The
younger child received seven cuts
across her head. which were made by
the Ratchet. The motherattempted 10
cut the throat of the other with an
old case-knife, but it was not sharp
enough to do the deadly work. Mrs.
Parke exhibited great penitence al
the station house, and on being told
she would probably go to the peniten.
tiary, she said: You must hang Inc. y
Later she was examined by the ply
sicians, found insane, and sent to the
asylum in charge of the police.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
BAKING POWDERS.
OFFICIAL TESTS BY THE OHIO STA
FOOD COMMISSION.

OFFICIAL TESTS BY THE OHIO STATB
FOOD COMMISSION.
ANALYSIS OF THE CHIEF BRANDS OF THE
CoUNTRY-THEIR STRENGTH AND
VALUE ASCEkTAISED.
The Ohio State Dairy and Food
Commission, under the direction OF
the Legislature of that State, has
made public the result of its recent
official examination of the baking
powders of the market. AS many OF
the brands analyzed are in use through
out the country, the report Of the
Commission will be found of general
interest.
The startling fact is brought out by
the report that Of the thirty different
brands Of baking powder analysed,
twenty are made from alum, sub
stance declared by the highest med
zeal authorities to be injurious to
health when used in food.
The Commission classify the baking
powders into three general divisions,
according to their value:
1st. Cream of Tartar Baking Pow
ders;
I'd. Phosphate Baking Powders;
Sd. Alum Baking Powders.
The Commission explains that the
best baking powder is that which, the
ingredients being healthful, gives off
the largest amount of leavening gas
and leaves the smallest amount OF re-
siduum in the bread. A small amount
of carbonate ofamlnonia, which is con-
sidered healthful, is used in some Of
the cream of tartar powders to give
them a higher strength. The Com
mission says that alum is undoubt-
edly hurtful salt. The report ranks
the powders and shows the amount
in each of inert resultants, which in
using it would appear as residuum in
the bread, as follows:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
THEY DROVE A FARMER TO SUICIDE.

Charles Fogle, farmer who lived
near Mt. Airy. Carroll county, Md,
committed sricide by shooting him
self in the head The cause assigned
for the suicide is that he has been i'm
posed on by the agents of one OF the
speculative grain companies. which
have been doing business among the
farmers Of thet section for some years
past. 1t is said that he purchased OF
one of these companies twenty-five
bushels Of wheat at ten dollars per
busnel, and gave his note for $3.50,
the company executing bond to him,
promising to sell for him upon the
gathering of his crop, fifty bushels at
the price. This they failed to do.
Some time ago two agents of another
company agreed to take the bond If
he would execute his note to them for
s16O. This he did, and he supposed
that the taking up the bond and his
giving the new note meant cancella-
ton Of the former note for $3.50. A
few weeks ago he learned that both
notes were in a brokers hands and
this fact caused him to be greatly de-
pressed, and Thursday he killed him
self as stated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
THEY ARE HEALED By FAITH.

Two remarkable faith cures have
been worked at Chambersburg, Pa,
by Mrs. Woodwork, an evangelist
from the West, who, with three young
lady assistants, have been holding
faith cure and revival services for sew
eral weeks. The first was the healing
Of Mrs. Leochbaum, who had for years
been a confined cripple from rheuma-
tism; and the second cure. which was
effected last Thursday night, was upon
eY-Sheriff Fletcher. He had for year
been unable to use his right arm and
leg, from the effects of paralytic
stroke, but at the meeting he was ena-
bled to use both members with nearly
their former freedom. Even the1nost
skeptical admit that in an hour a
wonderful change was wrought in his
physical condition. Mrs. Woodwork
has great mesmeric power, and places
her converts in so-called frances. The
large church in which she holds her
services will not accommodate the i'm
mense throngs which gather at the
meetings