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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
A Sentence That Was Never Finished.

at was seven years ago." said G,
r. H. Davis to St. Louis Republi-
can man, "that | saw justice turn from
tragedy to farce in twinkling. 1t
was in one Of those pine board court
houses of the mining regions that l,
as foreman of jury, led my colleagues
out, and with long face pronounced
the verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree upon the prisoner Then
1 sat down, my chair tilted againt the
window, and listened to the stern de-
cree of the court: ITO hang by the
neck until d just then three pals
OF the condemned man walked in with
loaded guns. and the sent.nce was
never finished. dropped back through
the window, the court followed, and
the prisoner never has been seen to
this day."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Trials Of . Bsckyoods Teacher.

"a good many years ago when | was
a country pedagogue back in the State
OF Maine" said Prof. Knowlton. Of the
Boys High School, 81 WAS herring
my class in spelling when | gave out
the word 'cuticle' to big, Emphatic
girl. Slowly she drawled out:
"'C-u-cu, til ii cuti, Gle Gle, Gu
tickle
II corrected her pronunciation and
asked for the definition. She looked
around her blankly as if in seach for
something to spur her memory, when,
after a moment or two OF silence, |
said:
"'Why, what is it that covers your
hands and face?
Looking quickly at each hand her
face frightened up, and she replied:
oh. yes, freckles"-San Fran
cisco Examiner
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
nihn,f Mnnt II Mentioned.

There is small boy In this town who
seldom speaks but when he does he
always says something smart. His
latest is this. His elderly maiden aunt
was entertaining a young beau, and
they were looking over some pictures
in an old book filled with works of an
cient art.
"How charming those costumes!"
remarked the aunt gushingly: chow |
wish | had lived in those days when
people wore such beautiful clothes. !"
s'Well didn't you?' piped in a shrill
voice at her elbow. and moment
later small boy went to bed with a
tear in his eve.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16

The old idea that grapes thrive best
on light land is mainly due to the fact
that such soils are naturally dry.
While heavy clay is not best for the
grape, it is no insuperable obstacle TO
success in vineyarding, provided it is
thoroughly underdrained. In fact,
grape growing is possible under a
wider range Of conditions and soils
than it is the case with any other crop.
The one thing that grape roots cam
not abide in stagnant water. No mat
ter if this dries out in mid summer 1t
IS then past the power of the vine to
regain lost time. Land thoroughly
drained to the depth OF three feet
warns more quickly in spring, and
makes a difference in temperature OF
five TO ten degrees or more at the time
when the vine most needs warmth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Gaming on the Hand.

A father sued an English school
master for assault, because he had
caned his boy on the hand. The
magistrate before whom it was first
tried thought that the father was right,
for the reason that Gaming on the hand
was attended by risk of injury, and
there were methods of corporal pun
ishment quite as available, efficacious.
and not necessarily attended by any
risk, which the defendant might have
used" The higher court, though, de-
cided that it was not actionable.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
The Household.

SOUR MILK BIsCUu-One quart OF
flour, two cups of sour milk, two lev
ell tablespoonfuls of lard. Mix with a
spoon as bread dough, only not so
stiff. Roll out about an inch thick
cut, and bake in a moderate oven.
EGGLEss CORN BREAD-One pint
each of wheat flour and Indian meal,
three teaspoonfuls OF baking powder,
one-half cup Of butter, one pint OF
sweet milk, one-half teaspoonful OF
salt. Bake in well-greased baking
tin.
GRAHAM BREAD-With one quart OF
warm water and one cup OF yeast make
a. stiff batter with Graham flour ; let
rise, and add half cup of brown sug-
ar and one tcaspoonful of soda mold
into loaves with wheat flour. let rise
and bake in a slow oven.
OATMEAL MUFFINS-One and one
fourth cups OF oatmeal, one cup OF
flour. one-half cup of brown sugar,
one-half cup of butter worked into the
sugar one egg, small cup OF milk. a
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in less
than half cup of molasses, one egg. a
little nutmeg.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
The Test.

1t is when prices are low that good
farming shows to the best advantage.
When prices are good and the crops
turn out we'll almost any one can make
money farming. But when IL portion
OF the crop fails, and prices. both for
farm products and farm stock, are low,
good management is necessary, if a
fair per cent of profit is realized. And
it is here that many fail. With new,
rich soil, with good seed. planted in
reasonably good season and then fair
ly cultivated. a good yield was almost
certain. and if prices were fair the
farm work would pay. But prices
have been getting lower, and in many
cases the yields have also been gradu-
ally getting less. and many find at the
end of the year that they have been
working for very small y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Mules Shoulders,

Unless care is taken there is consid-
able danger of getting the should
ers sore, and if they once get CALLED it
Is difficult to cure them. 1t will be q
much better plan to take considerable
pains to keep them well, than to risk
curing and working at the same time.
One of the first items is to see that
the harness is properly fitted; each
horse should have a collar fitted to him,
and then adjust the harness to fit the
collar as perfectly as possible. The
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
MY BED.

On, downy bed, with snowy spread,
And pillows of pure white,
How fcndly to thee draw nigh
When comes the solemn might
Then worn by care, oh, couch most rarel
Between the sheets / creep.
And from my woes seek sweet repose
In quiet holy Sleep
And nipping is the air,
The covering Ger my form draw,
And nestle snugly there,
And then think of those who sink.
Neglected and alone,
Their clothes in shreds, meath their heads
No pillow save stone
An, then to me, when poverty
Seems doubiy to alright
a prayer breathe, ''Oh, God. relieve
The wretched poor to nightl''
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Farm Notes.


The best wy to get rid of willows or
other trees liable to sprout from the
stump is to girdle them and let them
stand until they cease to produce
leaves. By this plan all trouble with
sprouts will be avoided,
When breeding any class of stock a
selection of the breed is the most i'm
portant requisite. Some breeds de-
maEd better management than others,
and mistake in selecting the breed
may entail loss.
Experiments show that any portion
of the seed from an ear of corn may be
used for planting, aud that there is no
advantage possessed by the butt seed
over the tip seed. nor is the middle
seed better than that from the butts or
tips.
When crossing for improvement of
the stock the male should always be
pure breed. When graded male Is
used the tendency is to retard improve
ment 1t requires but two or three
seasons to effect remarked improve
ment on the farm stock if careful con-
sideration be given the selection OF
males.
Rye straw, unbroken, sells better in
market than that which is broken; but
for bedding. on the farm, it is better
to cut it, as it can then be easier
handled when added to the manure
heap. The fineness of all material en-
tering into the manure heap is i'm
portant, as it promotes more rapid de-
composition and saves labor in
handling the manure in the spring.
According to Sir j. Il. Lawes, an
acre of barley absorbs 547 tons of
water day. This appears enormous.
But if we could see the amount of
moisture that daily and hourly arises
from the field and forest, it would as
tonish us until we got familiar with it.
The water is thrown off by the tree
and plant, but the fertilizing material
which it held it solution remains to
nourish them and promote their
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
REAL ESTATE
FOR 8 q ' '
- F AR MS /! x
Village Residences!
BUILDING LOTS!
LOTS!
w ODD LOTS
STORE, ETC.

My Calf Skin Business is absorbing my
capital, time and attention, and, having de-
cided to close out all of my other branches
of business, as we'll as my miscellaneous
personal property and real estate, I offer
for sale all the land own except that oc-
cupied in my business and my dwelling,
and will dispose of same at very low figures
and on easy terms of payment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16

Smile and simmer, pretty moon,
Watching tender lovers spoon.
Don't you often hear them make
Promises you know they'll breaki
How they love to look at you
AS they softly bill and coo.
Filling all their future skies
Full of tender hopes and signs.
But when they are joined as one,
Then with moonlight SIX ie5 they've done;
For to them you then become
Just little bit humdrum.
1t is no doubt very true
Lovers may subsist on you;
But how sad that when they wed,
Then the family must have bread.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Some Are That Way.

Mr.. Lamb, of Portland, On, was
walking out for his health, when a
man asked him the price OF mutton.
Mr. Lamb sheepishly repaired to the
courts, began suit for SANDER, and
the result was that he pulled 5000
worth OF wool from his traducer's
wallet Lamb chops are now rare
dish in Portland.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
EncnnrncInr the Rrnfesh.

Charles Jenkins, New York mil
lionaire 81 years old, married his
type writer the other day and took her
home to u palatial residence. He says
he wasn't head over heels In love with
her, but he wanted to encourage other
pretty girls to adopt the profession and
dispel the gloomy surroundings OF
business offices.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
A REQUIEM

All hope was high, when youth was nigh,
And golden it painted the coming years,
But the years have flown, and all alone
l weep in sadness with bitter tears
And still think, though l fain would
shrink
From memories that haunt me, so false
and fair
AS dream of the past while the wintry
blast
OF age creeps over my snowy hair.
For youth has fed, and hope is dead,
And golden years never came to me.
So wait with tears, through lonely years.
For another morn that shall set me free.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16

same harness should then be kept with
out changing. 1t is very important
with the teams that are kept steadily
at work to have the harness fit we'll.
Keep the collar clean. They should
be cleaned off in the morning and at
noon. 1t will pay to remove the har-
ness and collars at noon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
A Sermon in Five Lines.

1t takes so little to make a child
happy that 1t is pity, in world full
of sunshine and pleasant things, that
there should be any wistful faces,
empty hands, or lonely young hearts. -
The Churchman.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
THE FOLLOWING IS PARTIAL LIST OF
OFFERINGS d REAL ESTATE

dweIing suitably di
ded into ae wood timber and running
thefam
mill within onhd mile soil strong and productive and farm would be
a year.
buildings good 5000
$50 dollars down, balance 50 dollars
One Dwelling House Hyde Park village o good o ou h
ance so dollars Good water premises
Good Building Hyde Park village To enterprisg and in
andime
s Dud mouse ana Ow Ok h
store Hyde Park village the Corner sO or Pages
Block" Price 81 balance dollars
Sixty
si2 Will
equity for $3.50 the lot but informed that within two
miles bad hills between mill and lot and represented
cheap desiring logging
$50 dollars until paid
The Ngewey Farm Hyde village
and distance from Morve containing about $50 acres OF land soil
good orchard $50 good apple orchard cuts tons OF hay plenty
repairs located; good
enerprsng money upon paid
which will sell it, Terms $500
own-baance dollars
Crafbury about miles
from hyde Park village distance from MOre - acres Of land
sell for s4OO15O dollars balance so dollars
One known the smal mill about two miles from Hyde
Park village This good custom mill having from $50 to $50 thousand
work. the addition custom
mill the Hyde Park and the custom saving from that
section the town this mill there being other than Morris
who wishes small mill with which support himself and fam
N will well yield better income than farm worth
soosOO down. balance 100
About 20 Acres of Land known the John Gray farm situate
equitan the villages
MorT three either
This the best farms of its size Hyde Park Mr. who has owned
successful thrifty
cultivation soil
latter about 500 cuts between 25
choice hay school, buildings good conditions the main
0x46 with basement under the whole and shed
with loft the who oehouse
with ell in which Kitchen woohed
main road Price $780, which
balance
immediately hay will be sold with place
An examination of the property will show believe that have
below what good judges would it. but
determined and relieve myself of the of it at the
will find this property well worth their examination To such
their either of the parcels of real estate above
offered confidently CHEAP OF the above
described lots.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
Petroleum for rn Il Work.

If a farmer buys barrel of crude
petroleum and uses it freely on his
implements he will save its cost every
year-provided he is what is called an
average" farmer whose tool shed is
co-extensive with his farm.
Crude petroleum is easily applied
and is cheap; mine cost 81 cents per
gallOn-and it will penetrate wood
deeper than the heavier linseed oil; its
u ses on the farm are almost number
less. 1t can be used in the hen-house
to kill lice; on pigs and other animals
for the same purpose; on dogs TO kill
feas; on pillow moldboards to keep
them from rustlng; on gate hinges to
prevent wear and squeaking; on roofs
to prevent decay; on siding to precede
and save paint and on any kind OF ex-
posed wood work. 1t is always ready
for use and its cheapness will cause it
TO be used where more expensive oil
or a paint would not be. | believe if
the rims OF wagon wheels are kept
filled with crude petroleum they will
never decay and the tires will not need
setting nearly so often.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
The Vegetable Garden.

If the farmer was Obliged to buy the
vegetables used in his family through
the year, he would begin to unde :
stand how much money there is in a
good garden. If he could not afford to
buy them, he would begin to appreci-
ate them as ne does not when he has
even limited supply, and that of in
ferior quality. Take that away en-
tirely, and he would see what great
benefit is derived from a poor garden.
Let him keep an account of the money
paid out, if he purchases, and at the
end of the year he understands, as
never before, the amount Of good liv-
ing which the garden supplies, and he
would conclude that there is more
money in the garden than he had
thought.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
She Was DarnInV.

"Whose stockings are you mending,
loveP" asked Gazzam OF his wife. "It's
none OF your darn business" she re-
piled, sweetly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
The Viscosity of Milk.

The viscosity, or sticky property, of
milk has been an interesting study of
late years by dairymen. The degree
of viscosity in milk is a sure test of
its purity and guilty. An undue
viscosity in butter is a sign OF adultera-
ton or counterfeit In making butter
it Is found that the less glutinous
the milk is, the better it is for
butter A number of expert
ments have been made on New York
dairy farms, which have lead to some
practical discoveries.
The more viscous, or sticky the
cream is, the harder it will be to
churn. By mixing little gelatine or
other sticky substance with cream.
it can be mixed up and beaten without
any danger of making butter. In the
same way il the cream is very viscous
it will be hard work to make butter.
and very little will be made even after
it comes. Cream that is very sticky
should be removed from the milk. and
thoroughly mixed with water, until 1T
is thinned down. 1t will then yield
butter very quickly, and, it is believed
larger quantity. Butter that is mad e
from non-viscous cream will keep
much better than that made from Wis
cOuS cream.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
A Good Road.

A good road is always to be desired,
and is source of comfort and conve-
nience to every traveller. Good roads
atl act population, as well as good
schools and churches. Good roads
improve the value of property. so that
it is said that a farm lying five miles
from market connected by a bad road
is of less value than an equally good
farm lying ten miles away from market
and connected by good road. A
larger load can be drawn by one horse
over good rold than by two over a
bad one. Good roads encourage the
greater exchange of products and COM
modities between one section and an
other. Good roads mean for you and
me better business. Good roads en-
courage riding, driving and sale OF
our vehicles, while bad roads mean
less business for you and for me,
for where the roads are bad the traffic
must OF necessity be much less. As a
nation we are a remarkably patient
and an easy-going people, considering
the enterprise and business activity for
which we are noted the world over
and rather too apt to fall into the way
of doing things as a matter OF course.
AS result of this, very strenuous and
continuous efforts are frequently neces-
sary to bring about the farthest reach
ing and most desirable reforms. From
n business point of view, we can not
afford to neglect any opportunity to
help along the present movement.
Fifty years ago there was some excuse
for bad roads, for our country WAS
poor. Now it is rich there is no ex-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
FOR THE FARMER.
Hints for the Progressive Farmer and
Stock Raiser.
The Necessity Of Changing sesd-A Good
Road is Money saved-Points About Good
Milk Protect Farm Implements - Some
Household Recipes of Value
Changing Seed.

A neighbor called on business the
other day and CHANGING to see some
sample ears of corn in our window ex-
pressed his desire to examine them,
which was gladly granted. We had
sold him several bushels of fair seed
three years previously. He wanted to
buv some fresh seed for he said corn
run out when planted on the same land
continuously and a change OF seed was
essential.
tried to explain to him that while
it may be true that change OF seed was
beneficial, and there seemed to be
some evidence to that effect, that the
principal reason for the benefit he de-
rived from buying fresh seed was that
he bought of some one who took more
pains in selecting seed than he did. In
support of his opinion he said he al
ways took pains in selecting his seed
and that in harvesting five thousand
bushels of corn whenever he came to
particularly good ear he put it aside
for seed. Still his seed ran out.
There happened to be five ears in the
window. Three were good specimens
considerably above the average.
Two were conspicuously inferior; so
much so, 1t seems to me, as TO De APP
parent to the mere novice. Neverthe-
less, he chose one of the latter us what
he considered the best ear in the lot.
Is there any wonder his seed ran out
Such a selection of seed corn would
ruin any variety we have on the farm
in three years and we grow some
standard varieties.
During the last ten years about
dozen different varieties have been
tested annually, and no varity has been
found to take the place OF one which
has been grown as field crop contin-
uously during that time. and it is
believed to be better now than form
erly.
Undoubtedly farmer had better buy
an already improved variety than to
try to improve an inferior one; but
having good variety. he may, by
careful selection, retain its good
qualities and even improve them.
1t is in accordance with all that is
known in the animal kingdom, to sup
pose that the continued growth and
Sc ection OF variety in given locali-
ty will better adapt it to that locality,
provided thut the locality is favorable
to the production of said variety
F. II.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16
What Dairymen should Learn.

A farmer recently said to the editor
of Hoard's Dairyman, You are all the
time talking about reducing the cost
of production; tell us how to do it; say
something practical" In answer the
editor says that in the first place he
would stop pouring good feed into
poor COWS. The breed and general
character of the cows should be rails
ed. Then the dairyman should study
more to know the best com bination of
food to produce quart of milk at the
lowest expense, next study the most
profitable way of stabling, tying and
the general usage OF the COWS in sum-
mer and winter. A careless and
ignorant handling may destroy all the
frofit. Then study to produce feed
cheaply, and take the best possible
care of manure, using absorbents to
retain all the valuable fertilizing prop
critics. Next study how-to handle the
milk or butter to the best advan tage,
and show good. ordinary business
sense in selling it. Do not swap it for
Goldfish or calico at the store 1t the
CROSSE Dads and then damn the dairy
business bee ,use it does not pay. All
these things can be avoided by taking
a good agricultural paper and study
ing it carefully.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-01-16

and same distance from Morrisville, conta
good, sugar orchard of $50 trees, good appl
of wood and timber for farm use, fences
sized house, woodshed, barn. 36x46, hop no
some repairs. Farm is well watered and
enterprising man to fix up and make some
$1,000. 1t goes into the list at ST. 400, at W
doWn-balance $50 dollars a year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-22

The 22ND OF FEBRUARY.-The only public
celebration of the Gay was the usual one by
tho Cadet Corps of ST. Johu's Academy,
which hiss De intermitted but once during
i s twenty gears of existence, and then By
reason of a ssv9re storm. As many of the
cadets have just recovered from influenza,
aud some are still unable to stand march,
one company only paraded, under the COM
mand Of Captain w F. Carne, IT,, but that
m1de very creiitahle APPEARANCE though
s. little OUT of its usuel fac drill in con-
sequence OF the rainy winter which
pss made out door drill unfrequent
The banks and government offices were
closed, as was the postoffice from 10 a. NJ.
ill . p. M None of the stores closed, how.
ever aud business won't en- "a usual. This
morning at sunrise Captain Webster read
Nalh;ngton's farewell address from the
se5ple On the Friendship engine house, and e,
closing with the exclamation, Let her CO."
tnrsw to the breeze the new flag recently
adopted by that company. The vessels and
steamers on rho river were decked with
bunting, snd flags we're flown from several
houses in the city At u O'clock the bells
ofthe city we're rung. Tonight the Colum
bia 5 T. E Co will give grand supper in
honor of he Cay at the Opera House restau-
rant.