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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
A Nest OF Alligator Eggs.

/ was walking through some thick
palmettoes bordering cyprus swamp,
and came across a curious, conical
pile of earth and sticks; it was about
feet in height and the same In diam
eter at its base. dug into it at once,
believing it to be an alligator's nest,
and Mcnearthed twenty eggs They
were pure white, and about the size of
goose eggs, but somewhat different in
shape, both ends being rounded alike.
Wishing to see if they would hatch
out / carried them home and placed
them in pile Of earth and sticks re-
sembling the genuine nest. Around il
l built a pen of boards, so the young
could not get away should the eggs
hatch. Inside the pen trough con-
tanning water was placed, sunk level
with the ground.
One morning, about three weeks
after, visited the nest and was pleas
ed to hear a number OF small voices;
there on the top of the nest, and in
the trough of water. were several
length. Nearly all the eggs were
finally Matched out
l kept the little fellows about a
year, and became quite attached to
them. could take them in my hands
and caress them without any resist
ance on their part; In fact they
seemed to like it. When I went out
to see them after being absent some
time, they would come crawling up to
the side of the pen at my call. l never
knew them to eat particle OF any
thing during the time that l kept
them. finally put them in swamp
to shift for themselves.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
The Inrentinn of Snan-

More than 1000 years ago the Gauls
were com bining the ashes of the beech
tree with goats fat and making soap,
says an exchange. When Marius
Claudius Marcellus was fastening
southwark over the Flaminian way,
laden with spoils wrested from the
hands of Viridomar, the Gallo king,
lying dead by the banks of the Pc. his
followers were bringing with them a
knowledge of the making of soap. The
awful rain OF burning ashes which
fell upon Pompeii in 79. buried with
palaces and statues) the humble shop
of soapmaker, and in several other
cities of Italy the business had even
then footing.
In the eighth century there were
many soap manufacturers in Italy and
Spain, and 500 years later the Phoeni-
clans carried the business.into France,
and established the first factories at
Marseilles. Prior to the invention of
SOAP Fuller's earth was largely used
for cleaning purposes, and the juice OF
certain plants served similar purpose.
The earth was spread upon cloth,
stamped with the feet, and subsequent
ly removed by securing. 1t was also
used in baths, and as late even as the
eighteenth century was employed by
the Romans in that way.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
How to See the Wind.

Take polish metal surface of two
feet or more, with straight edge; a
large hand-saw will answer the pur-
pose Take windy day for the ex-
pertinent, whether hot or cold, clear
or cloudy; only let it not be RAINY.
murky weather. Hold your metallic
surface at right angles to the direction
OF the wind. e., If the wind is north
hold your surface east and west, but in.
stead Of holding IL vertical incline il
about AZ degrees to the horizon. so
that the wind, striking, chances and
flows over the edge, as the water flows
over a dam. Now sight carefully
along the edge some minutes at a
sharply defined object, and you will
see the wind pouring over the edge in
graceful curves. Make your observa-
tons carefully, and you will hardly
ever fail in the experiment; the re-
suits are even better If the sun is
obscured,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
The Poet Scout.

Captain Jack Crawford, the poe
scout, maintains the long hair and the
dress of a frontiersman. even when he
mingles with the civilized coteries oil
the cultured East. He is an enter
tanning. lecturer, and becomes the
platform as we'll as he does the trail.
He is bubbling over with stories, an6
loves to talk as we'll as he loves tc
hunt Indians. He thinks the blood.
and-thunder stories of western life are
all humbug, and believes that human
nature is pretty nearly the same,
whether under the silk hat OF the citi-
zen, or the sombrero of the scout.
Captain Jack has written some dialect
poetry of which he has no reason ia
be ashamed. 1t is made of tears and
smiles, and is compromise between
laugh and sob. As a serio-comi,
poet he has but few equals. Captain
Jack is very fond of his wife and little
girl, and unlike most scouts never
touches a drop OF Intoxicating liquor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13

Mrs. Hetty Green has enjoyed the
reputation for long time of being the
most shabbily dressed millionaire who
wanders within the precincts of Wall
street, and any one who has seen her
and made comparison mentally with
the appearance of a mocha MICS wife
going to market Saturday night is con-
WINGED that her reputation is well de-
served. Russell Sage wears inexpen-
sive clothes, but they are lot only
neat but usually have the appearance
of being recently purchased. The only
millionaire rival Mrs. Green has in
point of shabbiness is old Joe Robin
son, who was one OF the contractors
engaged in the construction of the
Uuion Pacific Railroad and is said to
be worth $4,000, 900. He doesn't wear
any overcoat because it represents an
expenditure of money he is not willing
to make His whole outfit, including
hat and boots. would not command
81. so at any we'll regulated pawnshop.
He is one of the few stingy millionaires
who are perfectly good natured in
their stinginess. He is not cross or
Grabbed, but greets everybody he
knows with the utmost geniality.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
Plants for Honey.

The idea of planting for honey has
been gaining ground in this country.
and quite a number OF bee-keepers
now SOW aIsike clover, buckwheat,
sweet clover, and Chapman honey
plant for their bees to feed on. Even
the government has taken up the
question. and sent out a great many
pounds of seeds of honey plants, and
the inference is that the bee-keepe rs
will plant for honey in the future more
than they have in the past. But plant
ing for honey alone will not pay, in
my estimation, but when clover or
plants sown can be used for hay or
some other purpose, there is Indirectly
double profit obtained. The average
colony of bees forage over thousands
of acres of land in search of their
sweets, and the bee keeper could not
calculate on more than ten pounds of
honey per acre from honey-producing
plants. This would not pay any one
for the trouble, unless only such plants
were grown that could be utilized for
other PURPOSES
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13

OF all grains oat, stand first as the
best for purposes Of feeding.
Calves should hare water, and young
pigs should also be well supplied.
Milk is not substitute for water.
One mode of dsposing of surplus
poultry is to can it. This country
produces enormous quantities of poul-
try, and we should be able to export a
portion.
The cost of farm is not the heav-
lest expense to the beginner. The
outlay for horses, cattle. machinery,
utensils and extra labor the first year
is often more than the cost OF the
farm.
Look over the vegetable seeds that
are stored away. They should be kept
dry, and as mice may destroy them
the seeds should be protected by sus-
pending the bags or by inclosing them
in tin box.
Whitemash should be used In order
to render the stables cheerful. A light
stable is more comfortable than a dark
one, and as the lime partially serves
to disinfect the building its application
should be frequent.
Rules may be made for governing
the dairy work, but there can be no
rule made for feeding the cows in re-
gard to quantity of food. Each COW
will have her special demands, and
they must be complied with.
Mulch around the young trees as
soon as the ground is frozen. This will
prevent the ground from thawing too
early in the spring, thus delaying the
flow of sap, thereby lessening the lia-
bility of injury from late frosts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
EMPRESS OF GERMANY.

The sultanas received the empress
in their palace, where splendid re-
ception had been prepared for her.
She expressed surprise, no less at the
wonderful richness of their dresses
than at the priceless jewels of great
size and purity which they wore on
neck, arms and fingers. In the harem
as we'll as in the sultanas' palace the
orthodox Ottoman garments are worn,
although when the ladies go out, which
they always do in carriages under
escort. more modern styles are effected.
Victoria Augusta sat on an exquisitely-
upholstered divan and chatted pleas
antly for an hour with the sultanas,
while ebony-skinned Nubian slaves
waited on them with refreshments. She
had a glimpse, too, of some of the
amusements of the harem, and the
sweetest singers sang and the finest
musicians played for her qualification.
Like others who have been privileged
with glimpse of the inner life Of the
sergalio, she noted the indolent luxury
of the women, their love of friends and
their passion for knowledge concerning
the ODter world
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
He Objected To Cizarettes-

Three laborers were smoking theil
pipes during the noon hour few days
ago on South Fifth avenue, says the
New York Times, when a well-dressed
young man came briskl y along holding
an unlighted cigarette in his fingers.
my man." said he to one OF the
laborers, Twill you accommodate me
with lightp'
"Sortinly, sor," replied the laborer
stolidly, and he fumbled about his
clothing until he found a match,
lighted it and passed it up to the
young man.
Thanks" said the cigarette-smoker,
but it wasn't necessary for you to
light match. l would as lief have
lighted my cigarette from your pipe. u
"Oi don't doubt, sor, Oh don't doubt
it." returned the man; 'but do We see,
Oh wouldn't as liv We would. Whin-
liver We want light for your sigge rit
an Oh have a match it's yours, do We
see, but if Oh don't hav match ye'll
niver light wun of thin things in my
poipe."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
Poultry Pickings.

II you cannot procure meat for your
fowls, buy them some cotton-seed meal.
II fed daily, one pint TO mess of soft
food for 200 hens is sufficient. Milk is
also an excellent substitute for meat,
and, in fact, is considered preferable
by some pultry keepers. No matter
how well balanced their ration may
be, change ii often. A variety OF food
gives zest to the appetite and stimu-
lates digestion.
A poultry yard can properly be the
dumping ground for great deal of
vegetable rubbish, to give the occu-
pants exercise in scratching and to
convert the rubbish into manure or
mulch. A ton OF woods, straw, leaves,
salt or bog hay, sea-weed or cornstalks
will soon be scratched fine in a popu-
lous poultry yard. The weather assists.
of course.
New corn that is quito immature is
wholesome and excellcnt for fatteni ng
poultry. The notion that it produces
bowel disease or cholera is only a no.
ton; moldy, green corn is no doubt
unwholosome; we were speaking Of
sound, now corn.
Tho housewife who makes a prac-
tiCe Of giving fowls a mixed mess of
warm mash and vegetables with scraps
of meat and crumbs of bread will
quickly discover that it is superior to
IN exclusive diet Of grain for poultry.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
The Fakes of History.

1t seems that most of our popula,
deities are crockery gods, after all,
says the Boston Globe. Throw a few
facts at them and they fall in frag-
ments.
A French historian has Just demol-
ished Joan of Arc. He has proven
that she didn't amount to much any.
way, and did the French more harm
than good.
1t would seem that historians have
very often drawn from the inexhausti-
BILE fountains of their own imagina-
tons Thomas Jefferson never rode
up to the Capitol on the morning OF
his Inauguration and hitched his horse
to the front fence with his own hand,
which would doubtless have been a
very picturesque thing for him to dc
if there had been any fence there.
Homer never wrote his own poems,
which would have been very credl-
BILE piece of work for him if he had
ever existed. Alexander never wept
for more worlds to conquer, for Alex
der wasn't in the habit of playing the
baby act, and would have been
ashamed to cry in public anyway.
way for libertyr' which would have
been very pretty thing for him to
say, only it didn't occur to him at the
time.
Shakespeare never wrote his own
plays, for he never doubted for mo-
ment that Bacon could write them we'll
enough without his assistance. Grant
never took Lees sword under the apple
tree, for by some strange oversight
the apple tree wasn't there. William
Tell never shot the apple off his sons
head, a feat which he might have done
we'll enough if he had been at all de
sirious of establishing reputation as
marksman, for Capt Bogardus in
our day would consider it an easy mat
ter. And there never was any VIII.
lam Tell anyway.
Someone has said that history is Sc.
ries of lies which mankind has agreed
to boli0V0. maps UliO E0sso0'I 49,
truth is stranger than fiction is that 8
large proportion of what people &C
cept as truth is fiction in disguise,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
Thase latter were sent nn hoard the

These latter were sent on board the
kaiser's own ship, just previous to
her departure for home. At the same
time there were sent to the vessel
many beautiful presents for the serv-
ants Of the royal pair and whole
wagonful of the famous ''sweets OF the
harem"-the delicious fig-paste, the
secret of whose manufacture Turkey
alone possesses.
In displaying her presents to her
friends the empress rarely fails to tell
the laughable story of her adventures
with the ladies of the padishahs CAPT.
tai, when they become jealous, believ-
ing her new accession to the sultan's
establishment. No one loves more to
hear the tale than the emperor him
self, whose grave face lights up with
humor as the empress relates how she
offended the amour propre OF the
Moslem ladies, and came near scan
dalizing all Islam by sitting in an
open carriage and allowing the COM
mander of the faithful to touch her
hand and look On her fair, unveiled
face.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
A Practical Illustration.

"Dearest. you have made me the
happiest man in the world" said the
fond lover after his sweetheart's con-
sent. 1--WE are from henceforth one, y"
said he
''Oh. isn't that lovelyl" she cooed.
"All one, ehP just as If you were
and were your"
"Yes, dear. we shall know each
others thoughts and feelings and
why, what's the matter, loveP"
II felt something bite us-didn't
you?"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
A Sailor in Church.

One of the old sailors on the receiv-
ing ship Wabash tells the following
story about chum of his: Jim, here,
was drifting along by a church one
quiet Sunday, and desiring to keep up
an acquaintance with his early boy
hood friend, he dropped in to hear the
sky pilot spout. He hadn't done a
great deal of snoozin' for twenty-four
hours before that, and it was not long
before he was asleep and dreaming.
He was at sea, in his dreams aloft.
Presently the preacher talked louder
and louder. He was describing the
end of the world. 1.-The end has GOMEZ
he cried, striking the pulpit with his
fist. The words aroused Jim, who
started up and shouted: 'Then make a
knot, you lubber; make a knotn' The
parson afterwards accepted Jim's apol-
ogy for the interruption. Ocean.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
A Dead Madmaa's Words.

One of the curiosities of the Edison
works at Orange, N. j.. is the cy Under
of photograph on which is impressed
the voice of John Mccullough, the
actor who died in a mad house. BY
slipping it into a photograph and
turning the handle his rawlings can be
heard with startling reality. They are
mainly passages from the plays in
which he was familiar TO theatre-goers.
and conclude with wild and maniacal
laugh and EXPLANATIONS of II am mad!
| am madn This illustrates the varied
capacity of Mr.. Edison's invention,
perhaps, but there is something
bordering on the horrible in submit
ting the photograph to such a use.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
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Points ON Early Potatoes

Ground for early potatoes should be
aloose light soil that will dry out early
in the spring, and if proteced from the
cold west winds by woods or hill it is
an advantage. The ground should be
well matured with fine barn-yard ma
nure and plowed in the fall. Plow
not over five inches deep. As soon in
the spring as the ground is dry
enough harrow we'll and pillow again.
This time seven or eight inches deep.
You now have the manure where it
will do the most good -also fine ground
in the bottom. Harrow thoroughly
again, and you have a perfect seed
bed. fine in the bottom as we'll as on
top. If the ground is left until spring
it can be treated the same. The ad-
vantage in fall blowing is, you can
work earlier in the spring. When the
ground is ready, open good deep fur
rows, three feet, six inches apart. Five
inches is deep enough for early pota-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
No Tame Lost There.

How business does spin In Wall
street. says the N. Y. Press. l watched
the transactions in a brokers Office for
a time yesterday. A customer ordered
the purchase of some stock, which /
heard the broker say, as he looked at
the ticker, was selling ut some price
ending with Il. While tho customer
was making up his mind the tapo came
Keeling off, and the broker announced
the same stock as quoted at /. With
the giving of the order the tape start
ed again, and presently the stock
reached the two figures. Naturally, |
expected that the purchaser, who had
sent in his order only moment before.
would be obliged to pay that price for
it. But when he got his memorandu UNI
it was at and /. The purchases had
been made so quickly that although
the changes l have noted all took place
within five minutes, he had the benefit
OF the price to the minute. They do
business in hurry in Wall street
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13


Buckets and all wooden pals not in
use- az we'll as yvasR a.ts,es@ .shoufd-be
turned bottom side up, to prevent
leaking.
Leather, paper or wood may be firm
" fastened to metal by cement made
by adding teaspoonful of glycerine
to gill of glue. 1t can also be used
for fastening labels on tin.
To prevent baby's hannels from
shrinking, wash them in cold soapsuds
To prevent them from growing hard
with frequent washings, after the fam
neIs are entirely clean, rinse in water
in which there is a little soap.
Bore a hole through the top of a
broom-handle, tie string in it, hang
the broom up when not in use, and it
will last twice as long as when allowed
to rest upon the floor. After sweeping
dip your broom in hot soapsuds, shake
well and hang up to dry.
When we wish to extract juices from
anything we put it in cold water, and
let it gradually reach the boiling point;
so when we wish the viands to retain
| their juices, and use the water only as
medium for cooking them, the oppo-
site course must be pursued.
Here are two things to remember
| when cooking either veal or pork:
they should be cooked so thoroughly
that the lean part will be white and
firm, and they should never be boiled
unless first we'll sailed. With pork
there should be served some kind of
farinaceOus vegetable, like rice, pota-
toes or hominy.
Lemon Juice squeezed upon vour
spots of iron rust, with salt plentifully
sprinkled over it, will probably re-
move all traces of the unsightly spots
on your white dress. But if you would
cover the nails in your closet with
little muslin bags, or pieces of glove
kid Gold glove-fingers are as good as
anything), you will probably never
again experience this difficulty.
10 prevent oilcloth, patent leather
and similar materials from sticking
together when rolled, purchase a few
sheets OF paratfine-impregnat or
otherwise prepared paper, and roll the
material. This will prevent sticking,
1t will also prevent the fading of the
colors or gloss by keeping out air and
moisture; the evaporation OF the oil is
likewise prevented to great extent
Soft water should be used In cooking
vegetables, and the only way city folks
can soften water is to add little salt
to it. Six or eight potatoes will need
teaspoonful of salt to the water; tur-
nips and parsnips require about the
same, that is, teaspoonful of salt to a
quart of water. If any skum should
happen to rise to the surface when the
vegetables are boiling, it must be care
fully SKINNED off,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
NtCJ. HFroH>ysS;H1

Their dresses had been made ex-
pressly for the occasion and showed
a remarkable variety of styles, some
of them being of the latest Partisan
order and others a compromise be-
tween the robes of the Turkish lady
of rank and those of the western
European. Such a sight in any capt.
tai of Europe except Constantinople
would have been an impossibility. 1t
was homogeneous in the last degree,
and the empress, although she had
come resolved to show surprise at
nothing, could not repress smile.
Some of the dresses. as she learned
afterward, cost as high as 5000 each,
and they were certainly very becom-
ing to the beautiful wearers, whose
dark, expressive eyes and graceful
figures were shown to the best advan-
tage. In the rooms of the harem
-cs5ffee md sweetneats with
pastries and other danties were served.
The inmates gathered around the
royal guest and showed the greatest
interest In her visit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13

On several western roads as much
money is received for carrying grain
as for all other articles. It is anoma-
lous that a railroad should provide
buildings for storing the other articles
it carries but neglects to provide
buildings for storing grain. All the
great trunk lines leading to the sea-
board have elevators at their eastern
termini, and all the trouble we have
here is obviated. The managers oil
some western roads say the companies
cannot own or control elevators be-
cause shippers and receivers of grain
will ask for free storage. On this
principle they might decline to carry
passe myers because some people ask
for free passes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
Where Every Woman Smoka.

Everybody smokes in Japan. The
pipes hold little wad of fine-cut TO
bacco as big as pea. 1t Is fired. and
the smoker takes one long Whit, blow
ing the smoke in cloud from his
mouth and nose. Tho ladies have
pipes with longer stems than the men.
and II one OF them wishes to show n
gentleman a special mark Of favor she
lights her pipe, takes half whi1f
hands it to him and lets him flush out
the Whit.