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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
A FEMALE S4LAMANDER.
Mrs. Porter Holds Her Arms in the
Flames and Receives No Injury.

Last evening Mrs. lisa Wilson Porter
gave what is known among her Spiritual
1stlc brethren as ''the fire test" at
greenwood Hall, before an audience of
three hundred people. A committee,
consisting Of DR.. W. F. Work, Col. j.
": Andrews, DIR. S. E. Hyndman, Prof.
Edgar Beall and Dr. L. A. Querner,
were chosen to go upon the stage and
inspect the lady and report upon the Ee-
suit OF her performances. The members
OF the committee took chairs around the
table and the lady walked forward, TAX
ing position behind it. First she
washed her hands in bowl of ice water.
Then she reached out her two pulses,
which were grasped and felt carefully by
two committeeman on either side of
her. This over, the lady sat down and
began to toy with two lighted lamps,
talking in some unknown gibberish. A
lady beside the reporter said it was the
lingo of the ancient worshippers,
but 1t sounded very much like the Ian
guage used by nurses ''just landed
when talking to babies not old enough
to announce their vernacular. Mrs.
Porter handled the red-hot lamp Chin
neys, passed her hands and arms slowly
over the flames of the lamps and finally
took the hand of her little daughter and
held that limb over the blaze for quite
awhile, the child evincing no sign of
discomfort. She passed scarfs, black and
white paper, celluloid collar and other
articles of perishable nature through
the devouring flames, which did not de-
YOUR worth cent, and brought the arti-
cles out all right without a SINCE OF
bruise amid the claps of the audience
and the smiles of the committee. She
filled dish with alcohol and lighted it,
and talking Sanscrit at high rate
basked her tender wrists and rotund
arms in the red-hot Gsmes, and showed
up without scar o even a pimple.
The committee told the audience it was
wonderful. One of them said that her
arms showed an excitation of IS and SO
degrees-quite an Observation-Disclosures
the test commenced. 1t must not be
forgotten that Mrs. Porter during her
experiments held lamp chimney, in
which an inch -and-a-half flame fared al
most to the top, against her cheek for
fully two minutes without singing
hair. None of the committee were pre-
pared to tell whether Mrs. Porter used
antidotal chemicals on her limbs to
guard against being burned.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
Pure Maiden Diplomacy.

They were sitting together in the
warm parlor, saying little, but thinking
much. But lovers do not need to say
much to be companionable.
The little clock on the mantel for con-
siderable time had been the only speak
er. It's tick-tick, tick-tick seemed to the
youth to say kiss her, kiss her, kiss her.
To the maiden it seemed to say, leap
year, leap year, leap year, and its reit-
Grafton of this phrase moved the maid
to break the silence.
GLOW very funny some people are, "
she said.
"Funny?"
Eyes, some people who are going to
be married"
"Oh!"
eyes; some want to be married in q
balloon, some on the middle arch of a
bridge, some in boat, some in rail
road train, some on horseback, some on
the edge of a precipice, some down in a
coal mine"
eyes, have noticed it"
"What is their object?"
Marriage, of course"
"But / mean their object in getting
married out of the usual way"
"Well, I'll tell you what [ think.
They get married in this way SO that
they can tell their children and their
grandchildren that they were married
under peculiar circumstances, as for in
stance, your mother and me, children,
were married in coal mine, or, your
grandmother and me, children, were
married in q balloon"
''I'll bet that's just the reason" said
the maiden.
There was pause = f ssffeii the maid
Ell, with glowing cheek, said:
GIVE been thinking, john"
"Yes?"
81 have been thinking how funny it
would be"-(a pause and a much deeper
blush).
"Well, Bella, you've been thinking
WHAT"
I've been thinking how funny it
would be"
eyes
"If, when the subject of marriage
comes up, thirty OF forty years hence,
you could point to me and say, why,
children, your grandmother proposed to
me in leap year, and we were m lrried
few weeks later.
John is very busy these days furnish
ing nice little cottage and Bella is SUI
perintending the making of her wedding
dress
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
To Secure Early Tomatoes.

1t is very desirable to secure this i'm
portant and valued product of the gar
den as early as may be, and its growth
may be advanced by starting by artificial
means. If a hOt-bed is not one of the
farm conveniences, as it ought to be,
young plants may be started in the
house in boxes, although better way is
to make use of empty tin fruit cans from
which both ends have been removed.
Place the cans in shallow box and fill
them with a sufficient quantity of earth
of only average fertility. If too rich the
tendency of the plants is to grow too
rapidly and spindling. Plant two or
three seeds in each can, or enough to
secure one good, healthy plant. See
that the soil is kept sufficiently moist.
and when the plants get well started
pinch off the terminal bud so as to cause
them to grow more stOcky and to pre-
vent too tender condition. When the
spring is sufficiently advanced to admit
of its being done with safety, slip the
tins from the contained earth and set
the plants in a soil of average fertility
with a supply of fertllizing material in
the hill. In this way a considerable adj
vance may be secured over planting Nf
ter the soil is in suitable condition for
average planting.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
A Queer Scene on an Elevated Train

81 soy, his this Second havenue?"
asked burly Englishman of guard on
the Third avenue elevated road.
The scene was car half filled with
passengers being whlrled rapidly Har-
lemward.
THANK 'Eaven for that" answered
the traveller. ~ was hin doubt, ye
know l honly left the steamer han hour
hugo, au'-trn following written difec-
tons to reach friends 'ouse"
He took a seat near the door and
opened big brown leather valise. at
the gentleman will hexcuse me I'll make
ha 'asty toilet" he announced for the
benefit of his fellow travellers, for there
were no ladies in the car
He drew from the bag collar and a
pair of cuffs. Then he quickly arranged
the articles in their place. Then he
brushed his hair and beard and his toilet
was complete. Before he closed the
valise he drew out bottle labeled 'Old
Tom Gin" and after offering to the
guard, who refused drink politely, he
imbibed large dreught. ''Sixty-sixth
street," the guard yelled just then and
the Englishman left the car.
Jimmy" said the guard, ''if an
American would act like that in a Lon
don railway carriage he would be thought
q savage t"-Neso York San.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
Worry Economical.

A story has lately been told that illus
trates A. T. Stewalt's noted economical
spirit. He had given dinner and the
atre party, and instead of taking his
guests to the theatre in carriages, as
they had expected, he hailed a stage and
Economically hustled them all into it.
Judge and Mrs. Hilton were of the
party. While paying the fares Mr..
Stewart dropped Il piece of money, and
during almost the entire trip kept turn
ing up the straw in the bottom of the
stage in search of it. Judge Hilton, who
was sitting near him, took from his
pocket nickel, and, passing it to the
millionaire, said: "For heavens sake,
Mr.. Stewart, put this in your pocket,
and don't kick up any more dust with
tie straw.
And here is something similar about
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, who died not
long ago: One night, when the candle
by which the servants lighted their way
to bed gave ont before the allotted time,
Mrs. Astor said to Justine, the old
French woman who had lived with them
some years, Sprinkle salt around the
wick, Justine, and it will light you to
bed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26

frame and resting on the boiler; the
connecting rod, which connects the PTS
ton to a three-inch crank on the bell, IS
so constructed that it will vary its
length according to the swing of the
bell, thus removing any LIABILITY of knock
ing the cylinder out by the piston COM
ing in contact with it.
A FORMER citizen of Pinkneyville, ILL.,,
has probably the largest grave in the
world. He was down in his coal mine
one day, and when in remote gallery
the roof cavei in, and the waters of II
subterranean stream flooded the mine,
which was about ten acres in extent. 1t
was impossible to recover the body, and
sons of the drowned mine owner closed
up the shaft and placed a headstone
over their fathers ten-acre grave.
The Gifts" of the Hotel Metropole,
London, are worked by water from the
mains of one of the hydraulic power
tablished in England. By them water
under pressure is carried beneath the
streets and delivered to consumers at
fixed rates. After doing the work re-
quired of it the water IS returned to the
central stations of the companies, there
to be used over again.
On a recent very cold d ~ citizen of
Chaplin, Mass, went fox hunting. At
the edge of a wood he put out his hound,
which soon disappeared from view and
hearing. The hunter waited three
weary hours, and then went to his wag-
on, where he found the intelligent dog
snug and warm under the blankets.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
About Kid Gloves.

"Out of 100000 dozen gloves import
ed last year from France and Germany,
only about 100, 900 dozen were genuine
kid said well-known Broadway deal
er in gloves. Gan expert, however, can
readily tell the skin of kid by the veins
which run through it on the unfinished
side. In preparing skins for the glove
manufacturers o remarkable fact has
been discovered which science has not
been able to explain. The first process
is to soak them in lime water, to take off
the hair. This takes from ten to fifteen
days, according to the nature of the
skin. Locality is the chief thing to be
considered. Skins from one district
drop their hair sooner than those from
another. After the hair has been re-
moved the skins are placed i'll small
square vat filled with preparation of
bran water and shaken violently to take
out the grease. This is called the fer
mentation of the skin. A mixture of
eggs, salt and -four is next applied.
The kid is then ready to receive the
color. This is spread on with a brush
and the hue fixed with ammonia. In
the case of light-colored gloves" con-
tinued the dealer, "the kid is placed in
q large tank filled with the coloring ma
terial, and trodden upon by bare-legged
men in the same manner that grapes are
trodden in the process of making wine.
Most of the gloves used in this country
are of domestic manufacture They are
made in Gloversville and Johnstown, this
State. Fully $4,000 people derive their
living from this industry in this locality.
Almost every family for miles around
are engaged in the manufacture of
gloves. The skins are cut up and dis
tributed among the people for sewing in
the same manner that trousers are sent
out to people living in tenements in this
city. Gloversville and the surrounding
district is one of the most prosperous
communities in the State. There are
few poor people to be found, and the
distribution of wealth is remarkably
even.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
Paying Dear for Curiosity.
A Washington letter says:

A Washington letter says:
Mrs. Hicks-Lord has been doing a
part of the ''season" here, and l have
heard funny story about her-not at
all at her expense.
A well-known lady correspondent
called on the wife of Representative
and said: /" I am dying to call on Mrs.
Hieks-Lord and describe her apartments.
But don't know her and haven't any
body to introduce me. Now, if you will
let me have that beautiful bit of en-
broidery on that table, will go on a
pretext of showing it to her to order one
like it.
The bargain was struck.
The enterprising newspaper woman
seized the attractive souvenir and made
her way to Mrs. Lord, who received her
pleasantly, even after she had announced
her errand.
''This is lovely" she exclaimed. 81
should think you would stay at home
and do as much as yOu could and sell it
in the stores. How much does such a
stand cover as this bring, for instance p
81 sell these for $15," carelessly an
swered the scribe, casting furtive eyes
about the room and taking an inventory
of furniture and wardrobe.
'tDear me, exclaimed the millionair-
ess, 1915! how cheap. Here's the
money :" counting it out at once.
sob, dear, no. | can't sell this This
is already spoken for and promised.
But can make you one like it, said
the terrified visitor, reaching for the en-
broidery.
81 go home this very day." said Mrs.
Lord, and must have this. You
can make Mrs. Whatsername another, "
and she calmly went and put it in her
trunk and resumed her packing. The
correspondent had not energy enough to
recover the property, and when she re-
appeared before the Obliging owner,
she was grieved to hear: ooh, well, it's
very nice to crafty your curiosity, but
that embroidery cost me $S4."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
Sunhowers and Malaria.

The sunfower has long been popularity
supposed to be a preventive Of malarIous
diseases. The opinion is well founded,
and for the reason that hairy soft leaved
plants are supposed to greedily take up
malarial gases. The Sunsower has broad
leaves, and in relation to the size Of the
plant large leaf surface. The leaves of
The suntlower were long considered to be
a specific for asthma, when dried and
smoked in pipe. The value in this di-
reCtion has not yet been successfully con-
troverted. We recommend the planting
of the sunfower freely about the house
in all regions where malarial carnations
are likely to be found This is always
the case in all prairie regions or those
where the original sod is turned. The
seeds are produced in profusion, form a
fattening food for poultry, and may be
fed to ali farm animals occasionally with
profit. The stalks broken up make ex-
cellent kindlings for fires, and thus every
portion of the plant may be put to good
use
When raised in regular field rows,
plant four feet apart between rows by
twelve inches in the row. Cultivate pre-
cisely as you would Indian corn. When
the heads are ripe cut and carry to the
threshing floor, or cut partially off and
let them hang down on the stalk until
dry and then thresh. The stalks may be
cut next to the ground and stacked up
until wanted for fuel Farm, Field and
iStOckmdR,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
A Thief Caught by a Bear.

The following, which is said to have
happened not far from Los Angeles, is
too good to be lost. An italian, who
was travelling through the country with
bear which he had trained to wrestle
and dance, stopped before a farmers
house late one afternoon, and after
amusing the family with his perform
ances, obtained permission to stay all
night. The bear was placed in the barn
for safe keeping. During the night the
family were aroused bya terrible noise
in the barn. Some one was screaming,
Murder Help" and apparently en-
gagged in struggle for his life.
The farmer fastened to the spot, fol-
lowed by the italian and others of the
house, and found the tame bear with a
man in his embrace, hugging him tight
ly, while the poor fellow struggled fran
tically to escape. The bear was muz-
zled and could do no serious injury,
though the man was very uncomfortably
situated
The man proved to be q dishonest
butcher who had come to the barn to
steal fine calf. In the darkness he
had stumbled over the bear, who had
seized him and held him fast. The Ital
ian, learning how matters stood, called
out, "Hug him, Jack, " snd the bear con-
tinued to hug him numerically until
the farmer concluded that he had been
sufficiently punished, when he was re-
leased. The story Son spread abroad,
and the butcher left Fthe neighborhood
to escape the ridicule to which it sub
jected him. San Pedro Clipper.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
"DIdn't Know 1t Was Loaded"
Inc young man fell deadl
A friend had pointed revolver at him


A friend had pointed a revolver at him,
HE didn't know it was loaded"
We often hear it stated that man is not
responsible for what he does not know. The
law preSupposes knowledge and therefore
convicts the man who excuses crime by
ignorance!
If HAD only known has often been an
unfortunate mans apology for some evil
unknowingly wrought, but in a matter of
general Interest--aS for instance that iaud-
anum IS poison, that naphtha is a deadly
explosive, that blood heavily charged with q.
winters accumulations of the waste of the
system, it is ones duty to know the fact and
the consequences thereof Our good old
grandmothers knew for instance that the
opening of spring was the most perilous pc
riod of the year.
Why?
Because then the blood stream is slugci;h
and chilled by the cold weather, and if not
Trimmed good deal and made to flow quickly
and BEAUTIFULLY through the arteries and
veins, it is impossible to have good vigor the
rest of the year. Hence, without exception,
what is now known as Warmers Log Cabin
SarSaparilla was pentifully made and re-
HglouSly given to every member of the FAM
lily regularly through March, April, May
ana June. It's matter of record that this
prudential, preventive and restorative Gus
tom saved many fit of sickness, prolonged
life and happiness to vigorous old age, and
did away with heavy medical expendi-
lures.
Mrs: Maggie Kerchwal, Lexington, XIV.
used Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla for
nervous sick headache of which l had been a
sufferer for years Ithas been q great benefit
to me" Capt, Hugh Harkins, fila S. 18th
St, Philadelphia, Pa, says sit purified my
blood and removed the blotches from nv
skin, " Mrs. Aarea Smith, Topton, Berks
Co, Pa, says she :" was entirely cured of a
skin disease of the worst kind, " by Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla. Bad skin indicates verv bad
condition of the blood.
If you would live and be well, go to your
druggist to-day and get Warmers Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla aud take no other,-theres
nothing like it or as good,-and completely
renovate your impaired system with this
simple, old-fashioned preparation of roots
and herbs.
Warner, who makes the famous Safe Cure,
puts it up, and that is a guarantee of ex-
celence all over the known world. Take it
yourself and give it to the other members of
the family, including the children. You will
be astonished at its heath-giving and life
prolonging powers. We say this editorially
with perfect confidence, because we have
heard good things of it everywhere, and its
name is a guarantee that it is first-class in
every particular.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
"reminiscences of "Old Hickory.

One of the greatest characteristics of
General Andrew jackson was his oppo-
sttion to anything Eng ish; he imbibed
this feeling, no doubt, from being so
often brought to confront the British
troops and the intrigucs of English states
men.
From the very beginning of the revo-
luti0nary war, jackson was more or less
in fighting harness. When only fourteen
he volunteered to meet the British, who
were then committing dcpredations upon
the 1efcnceless people Of South Caro-
lima. He once remarked: II like Balti.
more, because the footprint OF British
soldier has never been seen there"
1t is somewhat singular that tbs great
warrior aad stubborn statesman once
studied for the ministry in the Presbyte-
rian Church.
1t was his tirmness of purpose, moro
than skill, which made him 50 uniformly
successful in dealing with the savages
i'll the southern territory, % well as the
in yiucibles of Wellington at Oreans.-
BdLimc%s America9.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
One Method of Teaching Calves to


F. w. Dunn, Riley Co., Kansas, writes
The Prairie Farmer gave several sugges-
tions about teaching a calf to drink, but
they were confined to the upper-lip
method, as | call it. The difficult part
is teaching the calf to put its nose into
the pail. This is easily done by the
under-lip method. Back the animal into
corner, holding the pail with right
hand assisted by right leg. Put left arm
over the calf's neck, placing the fingers
IN its mouth from the under side. In
this position the calfs lower lip rests in
the palm of the hand and it hunts doOn
for its feed, and thus puts its nose into
the pal Of its Ooon accord. When the
calf begins sucking, slowly withdraw the
fingers, allowing it to feel about for them
by keeping the finger ends against its
lower lip. (The hand is down in the
milk. | have been equally successful
with this method whether the calf sucked
its dam three days or two or three weeks,
and never needed allow the calf TO suck
my fingers after the fourth feeding, and
several drank readily at second. Calves
taught to drink by this meth9d seldom
bunt the pail about, thus sldsing the
milk. Do not attempt to teachto drink
until they are thoroughly hungry.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
After a Long Time.

Forty years ago Joseph Miles OF Mil
lerton, N. Y, married nelghbors
daughter and settled down to farming.
He got tired of this, and told his wife
that he thought they'd better make a
change. She objected. and, in fact, re-,
fused to quit her old home. He SAD
that she could do as she pleased, and
that if ever she decided to live with HIM
she'd be welcome, but he wouldn't re,
turn to MillertCn. So he left her and
their boy. She made her home with
her parents on their farm. The nus,
band fought through the war, then went
to Sidney, n. Y, and began to make
money. He acquired snug little Tor
tune but had no one to share II Win.
A friend who knew his story went 10
Millerton, found Mrs. Miles living on
the homestead with the boy, a man OF 81
years, told her all about Joseph, and IN,
duced her to consent to go to Sidney ana
join him. She didn't need much per
suasion, and Joseph, too, was glad when
he learned of the negotiations. Inc
neighbors heard of it, AMI the other
night thronged to the railroad station to
meet the train that brought Mrs. Mills
She didn't recognize Joseph, and he
didn't know her; but after the introduce
ton they seemed very happy, and nave .e
taken up welded life where they ialo IL
down thirty-two years ago
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26

good temper are the four essentials for goo
Vile These are the indspensableS. - A noeG
them come the minor advantages OF so to
With the first four married life will be com.
Portable and happy. Lacking either II WI oo OG
in more or less degree a failure Upon goo99
look and 10 some e1 ent good sense also as
the best mind must be affected more or on 5e frs
health Young man if your wife is, falling
into a state of invaiidism, first of all things ~
TO restore her health If she is troubled , Win br
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will cure
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26
A kingIy Gift, But Not a KIngly
Reward

Mrs. Scarf, of Niskayuna, New York,
is an aged lady, who was born IN Eng
land many years ago. and when a girl
became famous for her skill in weaving
damask hangings William ", who
then occupied the throne of England,
heard of her accomplishment and sent
an order to her for twenty yards of
damask for bed curtains. He was in a
hurry and gave her four days for the
task. At the end OF that time the
maiden presented the ruler with the
handsomest damask curtains ever seen
in England up to that time, and which
are even now on exhibition in Windsor
Castle. William was pleased with the
work, but sent the young girl only S.
as a reward for her achievement. - Conn
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