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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Literal.

When Gen. Sheridan was in com.
mand of the military department of the
northwest at Chicago, SO the story
goes, he had as a sort of door tender
and factotum at his office in the city
an Irish corporal whose faithfulness
was not to be questioned, but who had
a way. sometimes troublesome, of tax
ing everything exactly as it was said.
One day gentleman called at the
headquarters and asked:
Is the general to be seen today2"
''Faix, | think he is that. sorr, said
Corp Michael.
Then l will step in if you please"
The corporal bowed the visitor into
the generals anteroom. There was no
sign of Sheridan, but the visitor, think
ing that he had stepped out for mo-
ment and would presently return, sat
down to wait.
He waited half an hour or more, and
then began to grow impatient. Finally
he returned to the corporal at the door.
''See here. corporal" said he, Il
thought you told me Gen. Sheridan
was to be Scent
"And so he is, sorr-at Washington I"
said the corporal in a matter of fact
way.-Youth's Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Saving Bees-waX.

The process of rendering wax as COM
monty practised is not only troublesome
but wasteful. Inasmuch, therefore, as
the supply of wax is scarcely equal to
the demand, it behooves beekeepers to
practice more economical methods. The
increased demand is due to the popular
ity of foundation. The most approved
plan of rendering wax is by the use of a
wax extractor, of which there are several
in the market. Where one has no ex-
tractor the wax may be put into a strong,
rather coarse bag, which is placed in
water and boiled. The bag must be
placed on plate or other object to pre-
vent its touching the bottom of the YES
sci and so becoming burned. The wax
will collect ON the top of the water.
Where it is desired to mold the wax in
to cakes use a deep basin, and when cool,
if any impurities are found on the bot
tom, shave them off and melt this por-
tiou again.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Two of Mr.. Aliens War Stories.

Congressman Allen, of Mississippi,
never tires of telling funny tales about
the war. Here are two: A Confederate
soldier in a certain regiment had be-
come noted for running away from
every fight. On one occasion his cap
tain found him in line as an unexpected
attack opened. Standing behind him,
the captain drew his pistol and said :
Now, John, up to this time you have
run from every fight. You have dis
graced yourself on all occasions. Now,
if you stir from the line this time in
tend to shoot you dead. I shall stand
here, right behind you, and if you
start to run l shall certainly kill you"
John heard the captain through, and
drawing himself up to an unusual
height replied: ''Wall, captain, you
may shoot me if you like, but I'll never
give any low lived, low down Yankee
the privilege of doing it," At Muir
freesboro' a Confederate soldier was
rushing to the rear with all the speed
he could command An officer hailed
him and sneeringly inquired why he
was running so fast away from the
Yankees. The soldier, without stop
ping, yelled back, Because l can't
fly. News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Sure Preventive


The Spanish wit and philosopher,
Quevedo, who in his time gained rep
utation for knowing almost everything,
was asked if he knew of a means
whereby person could avoid growing
old
Most certainly" said Quevedo, "a
know of certain rules which will surely
prevent your growing DID,"
What are they?'
keep always in the sun in summer,
and always in the wet in winter That
is one rule. Never give yourself rest
that is another Fret at everything
that happens; that is still another.
And then if you take care always to eat
your meat cold, and to drink plenty OF
cold water when you are hot, you may
be perfectly sure that you will never
grow dp'-Youth's Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Farmer Keith's Terrible Discovery

Jasper Keith, farmer living in Win
ston county, Alabama, awoke one
morning and found his wife and s.
months-old baby dead in bed by his
side. Their bodies were badly swollen,
and coiled in one corner of the bed
was a moccasin snake, whose bite is as
fatal as that of the rattlesnake. Dur
ing the night the snake had crawled
into the bed and had bitten Mrs Keith
and the child. Keith was so overcome
with grief and horror that he fell pros
trate across the dead bodies of his wife
and baby.
This aroused the snake, and it struck
at Keith, but its fangs caught in the
sleeves of his nightshirt and he escaped
the fatal sting. Realizing his peril
Keith caught the snake in his hand
and hurled it to the floor before it
could strike again. Philadelphia
praCS
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
The Transposed Piano.

Concert goers to whose lot it may
have fallen to listen to song being de-
ivered in one key while the accompani-
ment was played in another will greet
with satisfaction the introduction of a
Transporting piano, by means of which
music can be transposed into any key
at will. The object in view is accom-
plished by movable back, i. e. j: The
solid back upon which the strings are
strung instead of being rigidly fixed to
the case, as in the ordinary way, is
fitted on rollers and is moved literally
with the greatest ease by means of a
lever underneath the keyboard at the
side of the performer. In all other re-
spects the construction is the same as
in the ordinary piano. Amy desired
change of key can be made in two or
three seconds. The movement can be
worked with perfect ease, and the
mechanism is of so simple a character
that its liability to get out of order is
practically nil.-New York Telegram
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11

A man stood in a doorway on Jeffer-
son avenue at 10 o'clock at night puff
ing at cigar. Along came a second
man with an unlighted cigar in his fin
gers, and he halted and asked:
''Give me light, please"
Certainly" was the reply.
The smoker then took from his vest
pocket match, and from his coat tail
pocket candle wrapped in paper. He
struck the match, lighted the candle,
and then taking a paper from another
pocket he lighted it at the flame of the
candle and held it out with the re-
mark:
Certainly, sir-always willing to
oblige."
The other looked at the match, the
candle and the paper in unfeigned as
constituent for a moment and then
drew back, pocketed his cigar and
passed on with the remark:
much obliged, but you are too all
fired civil. Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Why They Are Popular.

Some weeks ago the Marquis of Lorne
and Princess Louise We're returning to
London from a tour in the provinces.
They occupied compartment reserved
for them in the express train. At one of
the stations the rush of passengers was
so great that the cars filed up and many
people could not find places. Thereupon
the marquis opened the door of his com
partment and announced that there was
room therein for four people. BEG your
pardon, said the guard, "but the com
partment is reserved and l can't admit
any Others" But I'll be responsible for
the consequences" said the MARQUIS
The guard was sorely puzzled.
His orders were strict, and he didn't
recognize the marquis. would YOU
mind giving me your card?" suggested
the poor fellow. 81 shouldn't like to get
into trouble, sir" II have no card"
answered the marquis smiling: ''but
am the Marquis of Lorne, and my wife.
the Princess Louise, wishes you to adj
NIT four of those passengers to this COM
partment"
That settled it, of course. give this
story as one of many showing why the
marquis and his wife are SO popular in
the island.-Eugene Fields London Let
ter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
The Dead Sea.

One of the most interesting lakes or
inland seas in the world is the Dead
sea, which has no visible outlet 1t is
not mere fancy which has clothed the
Dead sea in a perpetual gloom. The
desolate shores, with scarcely green
thing in sight, scattered over with
black stones and ragged driftwood,
forms a fitting frame for the dark,
sluggish waters, overhung with a con-
tinual mist, and breaking in slow,
heavy sepulchral toned waves upon the
beach. 1t almost seems as if the smoke
from the wicked cities of Sodom and
Gomorrah, which lie at its bottom, was
yet ascending up to heaven, and as if
the moan of their fearful sorrow would
never leave the death smitten valley.
1t is a strange thing to see those
waves, not dancing along and spark
ling in the sun as other waves do, but
moving with measured melancholy and
breaking upon the shore with scarcely
a sound-a fact due to the great heavi-
ness of the liquid, which has more salt
and bitumen in it than water Fish
cannot live in such solution. 1t has
even been said that birds cannot fly
over, an absurdity often disproved-
st. Louis Republic
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Nerve Of a Church Mouse,
Choristers and Organfsts Startled b.
His Appearanco Durincr Scryice.

Choristers and organists Startled by
His Appearance During Service.
''Now, children, take your places, -
said the choir master.
The choir, vested, formed" in the
vestry room, ready for the professional
The incident occurred in an Episco-
pal church on Sunday, and owing to
the loyalty of the church members did
not leak out for several days.
The choir consists largely of young
girls about 20; the rest are boys and
men. The organist is lady. The
congregation was quite numerous, and
everybody had finished shifting, shut
fling, blowing, humming, buzzing and
coughing in his seat preparatory to
the professional hymn. Two abreast,
the smallest wee bits of boys in the
van, the surpliced rector in the rear,
the choir stood, open books in their
hands, ready to strike in with ''Hark-
bark, my sou-houl, angelic songs are
swelling" at the first tone of the organ.
The sign was given. The organist drew
the stops and the blowers alarm :"
The blower worked the handle like a
real good blower and the lady touched
q chord.
Squeak, " said the organ. BLEW
ew-ew, Acknowledgements" Then it
stopped altogether. More wind One
Squeak" from the instrument and
''Hark, bark, from the choir, and 81
lence and CONSERVATION once more.
The congregation became restless; the
vestrymen looked serious and the ush-
ers and small boys hilarious. In this
emergency the choir master rushed out
and made a dart behind the organ,
opened it and rattle-rattle-rattle" it
went again. The crackers moved ever
so. little, but move they did.
Don't touch the keys" he said to
the lady organist.
Il didn't she replied.
'"Then there is Give me your UNI
brella" 0his to the blower.
With the umbrella the choir master
poked between the crackers and finish
ed his sentence, Then there is a mouse
in the organ"
f6ep, SalQ UI6 mouse at the same
time, and hid in the keyboard, moving
the keys like ghost. Up jumped the
organist from her seat and scooted
chats slang across the chancel, as far
away from the organ as possible. Real
izing that something must be done to
have service, the choir master signaled
to his choir to march in with "Hark,
bark" their several and respective souls,
but without organ accompaniment.
They obeyed, and right well did they
manage to sing unassisted by pipe or
reed, the choir master meanwhile dill
gently poking away at the rodent.
This, the mouse thought, was rather
too personal to be pleasant So with
a crawl or leap it escaped the threaten
ing umbrella, and made for hole in
the wainscoting, which it reached in
safety. The lady organist was induced
to return to her seat, and the service
was continued with smoothness and
reverence.
Church mice are poor, that's true.
But if they cannot find enough to gnaw
in the sections larder or the rector's
cupboard, they certainly ought to
think twice before satisfying their
cravings with the hidden harmonies of
the king of instruments. Pittsburg
Chrcnicle-Telegraph
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Plenty of blankets for All.
The InexhaustibIe Supply of Bed Cloth
ing Held by n Steward.

The Inexhaustible supply of Bed Cloth
ing Held by Steward.
Unexpectedly 1 fou6d myself forced
to run over to Boston, said man the
other day. 1T was so warm and dis
agreeable that | determined to go by
boat, although 1 knew that 1 would be
unable to get a stateroom. fancied
that l should enjoy sitting up until
late, when could get a little nap in
one of the seats in the cabins. But
when the sun was down found it cold
on the water, and was driven into the
cabin from the deck. By IL o'clock l
was so sleepy that l could not hold my
head up. The fresh wind outside, fol
lowed by the warmth of the cabin,
acted like an Opiate on me.
Il hunted up one of the under stew
ards and asked him if he could not ar
range for me one of those mattresses
which l saw as he had done for others.
Oh, yes; they were there for any one
who wanted them.
t'But, said, I can't sleep on one
of those things as they are Can't you
get me a sheet and blanket9
4 don't know he answered doubt
fully.
But he did know when l slipped a
dollar into his hand, for in a short time
he came back and made bed for me-
I dropped off to sleep at once, and was
only awakened by feeling my blanket
roughly jerked off me. Sitting up in my
improvised bed / saw the retreating
form of my steward carrying the blan-
ket. He went up to a man, made up a
bed for him, took a dollar and started
off
g See here 1 cried Indignantly,
what do you mean by stealing my
blanketF
oh, he said, did you want itp
of course 1 wanted it; didn't l
pay for the use of itF
Well, he answered coolly, it's so
warm l didn't suppose you cared
about it.
8 i do; it's cold now
oh, he said easily, there are plen-
ty more of them. I'll get you another
''He walked up to a sleeping man,
deity pulled his blanket from him and
brought it to me.
. There, he said, if you want an
other I'll get it for you. There are
plenty of them
Il tucked myself in carefully this
time TO save being robbed again, and
turning over went off for a second
sleep. "-New York Tribune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
News and Citizen.
MORRISVILLE and HYDE PARK,
Thursday, September II, 1890.
A Sermon for Young Ladies.

Continued from fourth page.)
the poison of the cup and the poison
of the weed also, save only as she is
brought in contact with those who
use it. Thank God for all these re-
strictions, they are wholesome, ele-
waiting and saving. What manner OF
person then ought woman to be? So
patient, long-suffering, helpful and
kind? And who is sufficient for these
things? Can she fulfill her high call
ing? Yes, by the grace of God. No,
if she relies upon her own strength
alone. She, who builds up charac-
ter that is truly beautiful in the sight
of the world and God must set her
mark high and strive to reach it. An
easy going method of living will not
do it, wasting hours in filling the
mind with soft things from soft books
by soft authors will not do it, shrink
ing from responsibilities and burden
bearing will not do it, willing away
time on soft touches preceded by
nights of fashionable dissipation will
not do it, but a clear conception OF
the value of time and the worth of
life, and an appreciation of character
made bright and glorious by wise
use of opportunity may lead on and
up to the desired goal Her adjoining
must not be outward adjoining only,
this is plating, veneering, counterfeit,
nothing more But her adjoining
should be the ornament of meek
and quiet spirit which is in the sight
of God of great price" She must live
above suspicion where no destroyer
dare to lurk, in an atmosphere that
is pure, sweet, heavenly. Her intel
leetual and spiritual food must be of
a kind to stimulate pure and noble
thought, christian feeling and sympa
thy for her kind, and love and devOut
worship of her Lord and Master.
Thus living and striving she will
excel in virtue, be a blessing, an hon
or, an ornament in her life, and in the
world to come, crowned, and with
robes washed and made white in the
blood of the Lamb, shall be forever
with the Lord. BLESSED are the
pure in heart for they shall see God.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
SHARPENING POSTS.

action of frost heaved posts are also
easily redriven to their original depth,
which cannot be done with posts that
are set and have blunt ends. Farmers
also have learned that, nine times in ten,
posts rot away little below and at the
surface of the ground; hence cumber-
some piece of wood placed two feet OF
more below the surface is comparatively
useless.
A simple arrangement for holding
posts while these are sharpened was re-
Gently illustrated and described by Ru-
raj New Yorker and is here reproduced
for the benefit of our readers. A pole
about twenty feet in length is split at
one end and supported by wooden legs
six feet in length set in bracing posi-
ton, as shown in the cut. One end of
the post rests upon block, the other is
supported and held firmly in the V
shaped split in the end of the pole. This
is a cheap holder and one readily moved
about as desired.
There are many plans for preserving
fence posts. Perhaps the following is
as good as any and it has the merit of
being within the reach of all at very
small expense. Let the posts get thor
oughly dry, and then, with pan of
cheap kerosene and whitewash brush,
give the lower third Of the post, the part
to go into the ground. two or three good
applications of the oil, letting it soak in
well each time. Posts SO treated will
not be troubled by worms or insects of
any kind, but will resist decay to q re-
markable degree.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Sowing on stony Ground.

Once in while you hear Sunday
school story that is really good, even il
it is rather wicked In a suburban
village" is an Episcopal church, which
maintains a Sunday school, and one
of the classes therein is taught by a
laughter loving girl. There are ten lit
tie girls in her class, nine of them OF
not remote Irish ancestry and one little
negress.
The other Sunday Virgin Mary Par
sons-that's the little darky's real
name; Virgin Mary is the full name OF
half the negresses who are called Mary
came very late; the other nine chill
dren We're present, and looked up as
the late conner swept proudly up TO her
seat. Ignoring the teachers salutation,
the little darby concentrated into two
words all the i'll feeling that months of
contempt had wrought in her, and toss
ing her head indifferently threw at her
classmates the single remark:
Morning. Paddies!'
The lesson that morning, the teacher
is forced to explain, fell into stony
ground.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11

Do you ask, ''9Where can do this and
have my money absolutely safer" Let
us give you some facts. The Lamoille
County Savings Bank and Trust Co. of
Hyde Park is an institution run on the
following principles =
1st. Not dollar is loaned without
the personal knowledge of some one of
the Board of Directors that the loan is
safe beyond question.
I'd. 1t is run as home institution
Every dollar is loaned in Lamoille and
adjacent counties. and every worthy en-
terprise in the vicinity of the towns
whence the deposits of the Bank come,
is fostered and encouraged in preference
to other investments, so far as it can be
done with absolute safety.
Sd. Under no circumstances is dol
lar invested in any western mortgage or
other out-of-the-State security. We
might perhaps pay our depositors one
half of one per cent. per annum more
interest by mourning a little additional
risk, if no loss should come, but we
believe there is to-day a "long felt
want" in Vermont for a savings institu-
ton which will loan its funds at home.
1t is needed that Vermont may not
become impoverished. 1t is needed for
the building up and fostering home in
situations. Vermont towns will not
boom without money any more than
towns beyond the Mississippi and in
Alabama 1t is needed for the greater
safety of the savings of widows and or
phans as well as of all those who look
rather to the absolute security of the
principal than to high rates of interest.
With no disparagement to our neighbors
who prefer to occupy western fields we
offer to the depositing public the La
noble County Savings Bank and Trust
Co. as an institution organized to meet
the demand for strictly home Investment
Savings Bank. That such ademand ex-
lists, and that the people are ready to be-
stow their confidence and encourage
ment upon such an institution, is evil
denced by the fact that the aggregate of
the small deposits alone in this bank
not counting any in excess of $1,000
were at the end of the first six months
of it's business, S57, 1860, a record
without parallel, we believe, in the
history of Vermont Savings Banks.
4th. Under no circumstances does
this Bank take over 6per cent. Itwould
not, knowingly, make an investment
which would pay over per cent. The
safest class of loans and securities will
command money at per cent. The
Bank pays the State tax of six-tenths
of per cent. on deposits in lieu of all
taxes to the depositors. 1t must then be
evident that per cent. per annum is all
that the Bank can SAFELY PAY. This
rate it will pay. 1t is guaranteed and
rests ON no contingency. Interest will
be compounded semi-annually if not
withdrawn.
The Lamoille County Sayings Bank
and Trust Co., Hyde Park, vt.
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No Calf.

A Harvard professors study window
overlooks the lawn of a neighbor, upon
which is tethered fine Jersey COW. He
says that he was looking out of the
window one summer evening when his
gentlemanly neighbOr came out to milk.
As he sat upon the milkstool and bent
over to his task the motherly COW
turned her head and deliberately be-
gan to lick the back of his coat. He
jumped to his feet, overturning the pail
of milk, and, grasping the stool, be-
labored the bewildered beast The
professor suggests, when he tells the
story, that the poor man could not
stand the implication.-Po Portland Tran
scriDt
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Why Loved.

Admiral Nelson disliked stiffness and
formality When the hour had come
for beginning the council of war he
had called ON board his skip, instead
of opening it tremendously he would
pace the quarter deck with his captains
and coax them into frank expression
of their opinions.
One morning as the Victory, Mel
sons ship, was floating along with a
four knot breeze, the cry rang out,
MAN overboard"
A midshipman named Film sprane
to the rail, and looking over saw his
own servant in the ships wake. As he
knew that the man could not swim the
lad leaped overheard, and held the
man up until both were recovered by a
boat from the ship.
Nelson, who had seen the brave deed,
called the lad up to him and made him
a lieutenant on the spot The other
midshipmen cheered and tossed up
their hats.
''Stop, young gentlemen" cried Mel
son, putting up his hand for silence.
and then, with a smile, added: Mr..
Finn has done a gallant thing today
and he has done many gallant things
before-for which he has got his re-
ward; but mind, Pll have no more max
ing lieutenants for servants falling over
board"
1t was such offhand acts as this which
made the great admiral admired and
loved by his officers and crews. Youths
Companion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-11
Average Height of the land.

The average level of the solid earth
has been calculated by DIR. John Muir
ray to be 1,400 fathoms below mean
sea level; but more recent explorations
show greater ocean depths, according to
DIR. III. r. Mill, and a mean sphere level
at depth of LOO fathoms That is,
all the land above the level of 100
fathoms beneath the sea would have to
be filed into the greater depths in
order to give equal height to all parts
of the solid earth. Traveller.