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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
The OLD-TIME WEATHER SHARP.
How he Secured a Valuable Meteor
illogical Point for 80 Cents.

Among my first recollectiOns was see
ing nv mother take down n copy OF
Griers Almanac, which was suspended
by string to the mantelpiece, to see
about the changes of the moon. Robert
Grier, the maker of this wonderful al
manaa, was very plain man, who lived
and died years ago in Butts county
During his life he made the calculations
for the almanac, and almost every family
in Georgia at least had a copy Of this al
manac, and relied on it for much valu
able information. He pretended to tell
when it would lain, and many other
tliraese. +A1sl.sso1. I.a hos heen dead
many years, Grier's Almanac still lives.
After his death the calculations We're
made by Thomas p Ashmore until he
failed, and now they are made by his
intelligent educators in Georgia.
Once it is said Mr.. Grier was riding
along the roadss when he came to where
n boy was holding a calf by the ears
while his mother MIXED the COW. He
rode up to make some inquiries about
the road He addressed the boy and
said:
''AIy son, can't you open the gate for
me so [ can go a near way through the
plantation?"
eyes, said the boy, ''if you will get
down and hold the calf; and if you don't
mind you will get a good wetting before
You go far.
Mr.. G1ier rode off and opened the
gate himself, giving but little heed to
what the boy said, for he looked above
and saw no sign of rain. He rode on
for several miles, and, true enough, the
clouds began to gather aud soon it was
pouring down rain so that Mr.. Grier
soon became thoroughly drenched. He
was SO anxious to know the weather sign
that he rode back to inquire of the boy
how he knew so well it was going to
rain. He wanted to secure so important
q weather sign. He found the boy and
said:
"My son, I'll give you silver half
dollar if you will tell me how yon know
it was going to rain.
The little fellow promptly replied:
Dads get one of old Grier's almanacs,
and he said it wasn't going to rain; and
he is such an awful liar about the weather
] knew it was going to rain" He had
no idea he was addressing the old gentle
man himself.
MI. Grier paid him the 50 cents and
rode off, amused at the poor opinion the
boy had of him as an almanac maker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
How to Treat Frost Bites.

A doctor writes to the Kansas City
Star as follows: During the past two
days L have treated several people for
from hands and feet. In one or two
cases | have found it very difficult to
treat them on account Of their plunginG
their frozen members in hot water OF
holding them in close proximity to Il
redhot stove. The best possible way to
draw out the cod frozen parts Is to
plunge them into Ice or snOw-water con
tanning liberal supply of saltpetre or
collmon salt, and then submitting them
to rigorous rubbing with coarse towel
or slapping with the nnds to restore
circulation. In many cases amputatlon
has been found l ecessary where the pa
ten! haS oolishly applied hot water.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

forted the sisters of Bethany in their do
nestle trouble, and who in his last hours for
got all the pangs of his own hands and feet
and heart as he looked into the face of mater
nal anguish and called a friends attention to
it, in substance, saying: John, l cannot
take care of her any longer. Do for her as |
would have done if ] had lived. Behold
thy mother,n If under the pressure of
mrewarded and lmappreciated work your
hair is whitening and the wrinkles come
rejoice that you are nearing the hour of eS-
cape from Your very last fatigue, and may
your departure be as pleasant as that of
Isabella Graham, who closed her life with a
smile and the word peace" The daughter
of regiment in any army is all surrounded
by bayonetS of defense, and in the battle,
whoever falls, she is kept safe. And You are
the daughter of the regiment commanded by
the Lord of Hosts. After all, you are not
fighting the battle OF life alone. All heaven
is on your side. Nou will he wise % annro-
pirate to yourself the words of sacred
rhythm:
One who has known in storms to sail
have on board;
Above the roaring of the gale
hear my Lord.
He holds me: when the pillows smite
/ shall not fall.
II short, It's sharp; if long, tits light
He tempers all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
Getting Horses Out of Burning Stables.

y New York man has made an inven-
ton 10 save horses in case of fire The in
veAtlon can be worked either by electri-
city or by hand. At IL certain tempcra-
ture bell will rim, and the moment the
bell rings the doors will fly open, the
horses will be unhitched and two small
streams of water will strike each horse in
the face. TO escape the water the horses
will back out of the stalls, and once out
of there they have an opportunity OF
seeing way of escape through the open
doors
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

LEARNED TIA travelling man says
he learned for the first time the mean
ing of the phrase ''within an ace of his
life" The phrase is said to have origi-
mated with a French officers in ADyssin
In, who was struck square i'll the breast
by ball from the carbine of an enemy,
which penetrated his clothing and then
struck a pack of cards in his pocket, and
spent its force just before reaching the
ace of spades at the bottom of the pack.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

Across the drugget the baby creep3-
The baby thai knows no cares
And the awful dire ton that he keeps
Leads right to the hard. steep stairs.
Sometimes he climbs on the window SILL
W here fall his neck would break;
From any bottle he drinks his fill
Not the same from IA spoon he'd take.
He sticks his hands in the bulldogs eyes
And into the horses nose:
The table-knife ON his hand he tries,
And kicks his face with his toes.
Oh, thus does the baby run his race,
And I'm sure his soul would chafe
If he ever happened to get in place
Where his lie would he really safe.
~-HaJpe''s Magazine.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26


the face Women who for years have been careful of their
pexons would under any wash the face SOAP
roughen the skin. Ivory
been invented this idea exploded, and welknown
metropolitan profession recommends his pa
freely day. ahering the skin we'll He states
the beneficial results will be effected by TINS
method of improving the skin.
considerable pausibtythat the pores OF the
much cogged grease and dirt the hands or any
other portion of body And soap considered
its be felt equally the face by
abundant and regular latng the facial pores he claims are
kept open oggng that produces unsghy
backhead pmpes pure healthy fresh and brighter
complexion resultant nncng matters he that the
with who have saow pasty skins is that from
years end years end they have really clean face
Eagk
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
LIGHTNING TYPE SETTING.
A Western Mans Idea for Utilizing
Electricity in Printing Offices.

A S. Capehart, proof reader on the
| Minneapolis TribHne, and S. G. Good
son, have perfected machine ''destined
to revolutionize the art of printing. "
The two conceived the idea that cleo
tricity might be employed to do the
work, and finally submitted their plans
to G. l.. Redfield, editor of Wood and
Iron. He made some valuable sugges
lions and the drawings. The models
worked well, and recently machine
was completed. It did the work per
fectly, and at the astonishing rate of 200
impressions per minute, OF 5000 Gems"
per hour, against the LOO ems the
average compositor can now set. The
success of the machine was such that
number of local capitalists were Mt once
interested in it, and the Minneapolis
Electro AIatrix Company has been in
corporated, with 81, 200, 600 capital The
machine is not properly a type-setting
machine, for it uses no type at all, but a
matchmaking machine. The letters
are punched in strip of cardboard, the
width of column, from which stereO-
type is made in exactly the same manner
as stereotypes are now made from paste
DOdIu uldtllAC'S. Lie "OIh VI punching
the dies in, of feeding the cardboard,
and of preparing it for the next stroke,
is all done by electricity. The operator
simply has to push the die plate to the
right place and strike the key. The act
of pressing the key down makes an cleo
trical connection which throws the mat
liy the proper distance for the letter to
be printed, and at the same time throws
down hammer upon the die, driving
it through the hole into the matrix. The
operators attention is confined strictly
to pressing the key into the proper hole,
and throwing the spaces. When the
end of the line is reached, a touch upon
another key returns the matrix to the
beginning of the line, when touch upon
Il third key moves the matriX for either
an ordinary or loaded line, as may be
desired. One man operating the electro
matrix machine will supplant at least
five men setting type.-E5ectrical World.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

'She's the sweetest girl in school!' enthusi-
astically exclaimed one young miss to another.
as they passed down the street together Edith
is so kind and gentle, and unselfsh every one
likes her. And she has lovely golden hair and
pretty eyes. Isn't it a pity her complexion is
so bad; it spoils her looks. And then she has
such dreadful headachesl'' The girls skipped
along, but it happened Edith's mother had
heard what they said. 1t set her thinking.
" hat could be done for tn Sc headaches and
the rough muddy complexion, that was sucn
trial to her gentle daughte'. She recalled
what she had cad of DR.. PierCe's Golden Med
ical Discovery, and on the spur of the moment
she slipped into a dru store and bought sup
ply. Edith took it faithfully, with the result
that it cleared her disordeTed blood, relieved
the headaches, made her skin soft, fair and
rosy and now she is not only the sweetest
girl in school" but the most beautiful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

Don't sneeze, sneeze, hawk, hawk, spit, blow,
and disgust everybody with your offensive
breath Ifyou have acrid, watery discharges
from the nose and eyes, throat disease, caus-
ing choking sensations, cough, ringing noises
in head, splitting headache and other symp-
toms of nasal catarrh, remember that the
manufacturers of DR.. Sages Catarrh Remedy
offer, in good faith, 500 reward for a case
of catarrh which they cannot cure. The
Remedy is sold by druggists at only 20 cents.
NEyEn look q Gift hnrae in the mouth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

HENRY DREYo, who lives in the VI
cinity of Chicago, says the Inter
Ocean, bought big turkey and took
it home. When it was being prepared
for dinner the gizZard was found to
contain tifty-four percussion caps and
two small bits of china, among the
other things therein contained which
the fowl had eaten. The caps were
crushed and all the illuminate eX
tracted. This is singular freak on
the part of the fowl, but probably
some farmer had the box of caps on
the ground uncovered. The turkey
seeing something bright, swallowed
the box of caps and the bits of china.
The gizzard is tough and serves the
purpose of teeth; it grinds the food
and in time foreign substances are ex-
PEELED. The ostrich possesses the
most powerful gizzard, and swallows
stones with its food, and has been
known to swallow all sorts of indi.
gestibIe things. Chickens are also
given to swallowing many queer things,
and there have been found in a chick
ems crop, gravel, buttons. hooks and
eyes, and bits of jewelry, On one oc-
casion a lady lost diamond ring, upon
which she set great store. She hunted
high and low for the jewel, and finally
gave it up as lost forever. One day
when the kitchen-maid was dressing a
chicken, she found in the crop the
missing ring, as clean and bright as il
it had come from a jewelers.. The
lady was delighted, and ever after
when any small thing was lost about
the place, she used to say that she be-
lieyed the chickens had swallowed it,
but she could not tell which fowl to
kill. Turkeys have the same tendency
as chickens to pick up bright objects.
and probably Mr.. Dreyo's turkey never
stopped to consider the dangerous
nature of the Illuminating caps it swal-
lowed. The risk it ran of having
some farmers boy hit it across the giz-
ard with club is something fearful
to contemplate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

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, remedy that is selling entirely
upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure and
7 ieve oil Chronic and Acute Coughs Asthma
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large Bottles,
= n tS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
A LIE only stands till the truth is known.

Oft obscure the road that leads to health,
Unmarked by board or sign;
Wisdom avails not, pOwerless is wealth
To sOOth those aches of thine.
But do not despair, with life there's hope
The cloud conceals the sun;
With Pierce's Favorite Prescription at hand
Your lifes full course may rum
More truth than poetry in these lines, as
thousands Of ladies all over the land, now
blooming with health, testify to the great cur
alive powers of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, adapted by much research and careful
study to the happy relief of all those weak
nesses and ailments peculiar to females. All
druggists.
INDUSTRY and economy are sure to be re-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

THE Rev. George o. Barnes, a noted
Kentucky evangelist, has recently been
preaching at Ripley, Tenn, from which
point he writes of his experiences to the
Stanford interior Journal. Among
other interesting matter the following
is found: Our dear Henry Paugh was
with us on this trip, as in the one we
took eight and half years ago. And
again, as then, showed us that wonder
of nature in the great cottonwood tree
that many will not believe, even when
trustworthy people tell it. refer to
the veritable veins that run up the
SIDES of these forest monarchs-the
swamp poplar, the tree really is-in
which a clear, sparkling water runs in
spring and summer, when the sap is
up It tastes like the unsweetened
| soda of our 'foInts,' and the vein when
punctured spurts under gaseous pres
sure as if charged by machine. The
water is deiiciously refreshing. Hunt.
ers prize it, where potable water is
hard to find, and carry handy gimlet
to pierce the veins, making it point
OF honor to plug up the orifice with a
wooden stopper when their thirst is sat-
isfed, so that the next conner may not
be disappointed in applying to an emp
ty fountain. 1t is a wonderful 'provi-
sion of nature, as We say; not decayed
hollow, but a tree, vein-living, perfect
ly sound, and holding gallons of re-
freshing fluid. About one tree in fifty,
perhaps, has them. BY what law OF
selection is not known"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
Consumpton surely Cured.

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers
that | have a positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. |
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their Express
and p. 0. address Respectfully,
T. a. SLOCIIM. MO. ISL Penrl St. n. Y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

Snow an inch deep is reported at
Monterey, Mexico, and so cold was the
weather that Howe's Circus, which went
out there, had to build fire around the
elephant to prevent the animal from
freezing to death.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

SYMPTOMS Moisture; intsHsa itching and
stinging; worse by scratching. IL allowed to
continue tumors form, which often bleed and
ulcerate, beCOm ny very sore. SWAYSES q. Mt
MFST stops the itching and bleeding, heals Ill
ceration, and in many cases removes the tu-
mors Equally etlicaciors in cur. ng all skin
Diseases DR.. SWAYNE& son, Philadelphia,
Sent by mail for 20 cts. Also sold by druggists.
If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thoml
sons Water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

THE farmer who plays winning hand
in this day and country must keep his
eye on the three acses--hay, hog, and
h0ninV.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

"RoYAL GLUE" mends anything. Broken
China, Glass, Wood. Free walls at Drugs & Gro.
FoR SPECIAL. Rates for advertising in this paper
apply to the publisher of the paper. G3
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

Send for pamphlet on "Taylor's Hospital
Cure for Catarrh." Mailed free from City Hall
Pharmacy. 264 B'way, New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

AMERICANS are not pecuniarily inter
ested in the Panama Canal for con-
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans, says al Eastern paper. But
we cannot fail to wish success to the
French people, who have invested their
money in that enterprise. This is now
really more hopeful than has lately
been supposed. That great French
man, De Lesseps, who successfully
made the Suez Canal, is equally conf
dent of success here. He has changed
the original plans, and will now put
the canal in operation in three years
from the first of next July, with four
locks. By this plan more than half
the work has already been done.
When thus set in operation, work will
be continued to complete the canal ac-
cording to the original design. The
Chagres river furnishes abundance of
water for the high middle division,
where the canal is controlled by locks
The greal advantage of this water route
through the tropics to Asia can hardly
be overestimated. The Panama canal,
when completed will be a strong check
upon the exactions of our Pacific rail
roads, which have never been the check
upon each other that it was at first
supposed they would be.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
A WORD OF WARNING

many soaps, represented be just good the Ivory
countes lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities OF
the genuine. Ask for Ivory" Soap and insist getting
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

FRANK f. DINGLEY, the Minneapolis
boy who is now in his second year at
professional bicycling, succeeded in
breaking the twenty four-hour record
and making his performance n remark
able one by making $50 miles in that
time. AS result of his great work,
he now holds all records from sixty
one to $50 miles. He easily wiped out
Morgan's eight-hour record, Princes
twelve-hour record and Morgan's TWEEN
ty-iour-hOur record. His distance for
twelve hours was 1ST miles to 181 by
Prince. McCurdy, Whitaker, Knapp
and Eek were off and on making a
lively pace for Dingley. Dingley's
first Tooth mile was made in hours
50 minutes % seconds. He was off his
wheel several times, in all not consum-
ing more than forty five minutes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

THE Nevada City Transcript saws:
"a gentleman of this city had the mis-.
fortune a few weeks ago to lose by
death his wife. A few days ago he
visited bank on business and was
told by the cashier that at the time OF
the death of his wife she had accumu-
lated and had ON deposit in the insttu-
ton in her name the sum of $4,000.
The widower was thunderstruck and
could hardly believe what the cashier
told him. He soon realized the fact
however, when the cashier gave him
certificate of deposit for that amount,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
Cold Waves


Are predicted with reliable accuracy, and people
liable to the pains aud aches of rheumatism dread
every change to damp stormy weather. Although
we do claim Hoods Sarsnparilla to be positive
specific for rheumatism the remarkable cures II has
effected show that It may he taken for rheumatism
with reasonable certainty OF benefit. its action In
neutrali2ing the acidty of the blood, which is the
cause of rheumatism constitutes the secret of the
success Of Hoods Sarsaparilla in curing this com
plant II YOU suffer from rheumatism, give Hoods
sarsapariIa Il fair trial; believe 1t VIII do you
good Be to get
Hoods Sarsaparilia
Sold by all druggists 81 six for s.. Prepared only
bye l. HOOD K CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses one Dollar
nRUNkENM SIS fnoWiedSe. :, iFarSef's
Salvation Powder given in tea or coffee; 81 per box:
particulars &c; Is Charles Street, New York
ESD! 4 IzSIKIIIU
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
CATARREz IN TILE. HEAD.

SYMPTOMS OF T4sE DhSEiASH!. Dull heavy headache
obstruction the falling
head INTO the throat sometimes protc watery and acrd at
others, thick, bloody putrd
the eyes weak there ringing in the deafness hacking
clear the of offensive
ter together with sabs from Ulcers the voice changed and
nasal breath offensive; smell
impared there sensation of dizziness with mental depre
hacking cough general debility.
abovenamcd symptoms likely to be present in
Thousands annually without manifcstng half
above symptoms result in eonsumpto and end in the grave
understood unsccessfuly treated by physicians
oou orucr II yog would remove an evil strife at is
4 1 cltarrh is, in the majority of cases,
TREATMENT a5o il PPa vst or @3hesTse faulty
the disease
directed to ire enorui 81 that The more of this
nuay at the nvalis Hotel and Surgical Institute the do
realize the Importance: of combining with the
soothing and healing application thorough persistent
nal of blood-Ceansng and tonic medicines
In curing catarh and all the
| IHsF 4 which it frequently complicated throat
l. bronchial, aud lung diseases, ca
HEIIAEGE tarrhOl deafness iniamed
bOOC scrCtlOus syphitic
FIJI powers ana virtues of Dr. Pierccs
Discovery be strongly cxod 1t has snerdc
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

l COUNT no hours but bright ones. Dial.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26

INDUSTRY and economy are sure to be re-
Mardi-l.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-01-26
R0uGH5EPlLES

Cures Piles or Hemorrhcids, Itching, Protrtid-
ing, Bleeding. Internal and external remedy
In each package. Sure cure, 50c. Druggists
or mail. E. s. WELLS, Jersey City, n. J.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-28
.ATEoF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR

.&IATE or WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR
NoNa County-Iu Probate:
SHNa AaEeUy given that at regular term
& De iowa County Court 20 be held in and for
Al county at the court house, in the village
z @goi-.g u said county, on the Sd day of
LE 4. d lass, being the first Tuesday Of
81 month, aJuiue O'Clock in the forenoon Of
~ @y thc following matters will be heard
% 0aslered
u application of Ann Kane, to admit TO
Ee'e 'ge last viii and testament of Patrick
A1e a'a OF The City of Mineral Point, in said
o.-I deceased, and that letters Of admins
7. l win fhe win annexed be issued to
aafe C,lu0rs
A-4 ls further ordered that public notice
-el. Pc given TO all persons interested by
f...Alilga copy OF this order for three weeks
@.4a.y priJ. g. said day Of hearing, in the
A'-t,-. folutIribunc. a weekly newspaper pub
i-,4 Do said county.
lE order Of the Court,
JOHN T, JONES Judge
.te- Dodgey.le, Wis. June 5, 1855. %