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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
Charming Away Disease

y ludicrous custom is still followed
in Hindoo households of Bengal. The
last day of Falgoon, that fell on March
II, was observed in worshiping Ghantoo,
the god of itches and the diseases of
the skin which affiict the natives. Very
early on the morning of this day the
mistresses of the families, changing
their nocturnal attire, put a useless
black earthen vessel outside the TIRES
hold of their back doors with a hand
full of rice and masoor dial, four cowries
and piece of rag smeared with tune
ric. Wild flowers appearing in this
season-called Ghantoo fool-are of
cred in worship. The young boys of
the families stand in a semicircle be-
fore the mistresses with cudgels in their
hands.
When the conches are sounded by
the female worshipers, as the signal
of the poojah being over, the boys
break the vessel into atoms. The
mirthful children, in their anxiety to
strike the first blow, sometimes bruise
the fingers and hands of the matron.
The piece of rag is pressed over the
doors of the houses in zenana. In the
evening of the day the boys of the
lower order of the villages sing the
songs of the occasion In chorus from
door to door for pie.-Bengal Letter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY.
A Brief Description of the Dominiques,
Plymouth Rocks and WYandottes.


Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes.
The popularity of the American breeds
is such as to justify a more than passing
notice. These are emphatically general
purpose fowls, and are particularly priced
by those who keep poultry in small
way for home consumption. The Ameri-
can Dominiques are an old fashioned
breed and less talked about than either
the Plymouth Rocks or WyandotSes. 1t
remains a fact, however, that they are
all among the best, hardest and comeli-
est of fowls. They are good layers and
good mothers. They are also fair table
fowls.
The Plymouth Rocks are too well
known to require lengthy description.
For general purposes there is perhaps no
better fowl. They are hardy, and con-
sequently easily reared. They are good
layers, settlers and mothers. In word,
the Plymouth Rock is emphatically the
average farmers bird. 1t is attractive
also to amateurs. Favorable accidents
in breeding have been taken advantage
of by breeders and thus STRAINS" have
been originated. We have now three
varieties of the Plymouth Rock breed,
which are recognized in the American
standard of perfection, viz, barred, pea
comb barred and white.
The Wyandottes, which were first
known as American Seabrights, are
probably.a cross of the Brahma and
Hamburg, although breeders differ as to
their origin. The Wyandotte is a good
variety for forcing early, being plump
and of attractive appearance in the mar
ket. The flesh is of fine flavor. The
Wyandottes are good settlers and moth
ers. They produce medium sized eggs
of somewhat dark color. Recognized
varieties of the Wyandotte are silver,
golden and white.
Less well known than the above are
the American Javas, with large sized,
long bodies and deep, full breasts use
full table fowl. Varieties of this breed
are black, notified and white.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
A Hermit in a New York Hotel

The census has brought out the fact
that a man can live in New York
hotel for ten years and never speak to
any one or enter into any communica-
ton with any one except as to the
commonplace affairs of eating and
drinking This champion hermit lives
at the Grand Union hotel, and is
known as Bailey. That is all that is
known about him. There was a state
ment printed that the census man had
skipped that hotel, and in writing to
the supervisor to say that the story
was untrue, and that the enumerator,
with the assistance of the clerks, had
made every effort to secure the proper
information as to all permanent resi-,
dents in the house, the proprietor Mr..
Garrison, added that there was one
man called Bailey who, to the best of
his knowledge, had not spoken a word
10 a living soul since he first came to
live at the hotel, ten years ago, and
from whom it had been impossible to
obtain any answers to the questions
There has been a story told of another
similar hermit who used to live at a
large down town hotel, but that one
did talk occasionally York Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
News and Citizen.
MORRISVILLE and HYDE PARK,
Thursday, July "a, 1890.
A SEPUAGENARIAN HERO.
A Man Over Seventy Years Old Saves
Boy from Drowning.

A Man Over Seventy Years Old Saves =
Boy from Drowning.
Tuesday night, about o'clock, the
guests at the Avery house, Mount Glenn
ems, who thronged the pleasant veran-
das of that hotel, were startled by cries
that proceeded from the banks of the
Clinton river, about 800 feet distant.
Instantly there was rush toward the
river, and it was found that tERo boys
were fioundering in the water. One
who seemed to be about IL years of
age, managed to scramble out, but the
other, apparently s years old, was IN
able to get ashore and seemed in dan
ger of drowning. A crowd of men stood
on the dock watching the boys efforts,
but none appeared to know what to
do in the emergency, and it was evil
dent that none knew how to swim, IS
no move to jump after the boy was
made. The little fellow was becoming
exhausted and was just on the point of
sinking when a white haired man
pushed his way through the crowd,
asking what was the matter.
1.-The boy is drowning" replied one
of the ratified onlookers.
The newcomer took in the situation
at a glance. His glossy silk hat came
off and found resting place in the
dust without the observance of the
slightest ceremony. Next his black
broadcloth coat was flung in a heap.
Then the tall, well knit form shot up
in the air and came down in the dark
water with splash. The boy had
sunk from view and it was feared he
was lost The white haired old man
dived like a pearl fisher. Every second
of his disappearance seemed an hour,
and the spectators feared that both had
sunk to rise no more.
Just at the height of their anxiety
the water parted and the rescuer and
a few sturdy strokes the life saver
brought the boy to the shore and both
were pulled out. The brave old man
was none the worse except for a
thorough wetting, and the boy, after
getting the water out of his mouth,
began to bawl loudly and started on
run for home. 1t appears that the
boys were brothers, and that the older
had been teasing the younger by push
ing lin toward the water. He had
pushed a little too much, and the child
had slipped in, but pulled his tor
mentor in also.
The hero of the affair was as modest
as brave, and simply laughed when
congratulated on his feat. 1t was
learned that his name is Robert Gun
yon and that he is a wealthy business
man of Milwaukee. The surprising
feature of the whole affair is that Mr.
Gunyon is 70 years of age. That fact
makes his accomplishment wonderful
one. Although he has reached that
ripe age, he is still hale, hearty and
vigorous, and will no doubt live to save
more lives. He is an expert swimmer.
Cor. Detroit Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
Respect .or ais rIrst Wife.

A wayfaring couple came to the
home of prominent uptown clergy
man and asked to have the marriage
ceremony performed. The bridegroom,
a beyish looking fellow, was in deep
est mourning from the hat band,
whose breadth entirely covered the
shiny sickness of his tile, down to his
black gloves.
During the conduct of the usual pre-
iminaries to the service. the clergy
man, partly from mild professional
interest and partly to relieve the strain
of the situation to the bridegroom,
said: "You are in mourning, see; is
it for some one very near2"
Er-well-yes, DOCTOR" stammered
the man, you see, I'm a widower,
and my black is for my first wife"
But bless my soul, man, why didn't
you leave off black for your first wife
before you came to be married to a
second2" asked the startled clergyman,
pausing in the act of transcribing
Age of the bride, o."
well, DOCTOR" he explained, 81
wanted to do what was right by my
first wife, She amt been dead quite a
year yet, and thought it was only de
cent to keep on my black till the year
was up, you know" = New York
Evening Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
Frames and Hives,

At recent meeting of beekeepers
association at Springfield, Ills, after a
long discussion regarding the kind OF
hives used and the size of frames and
hives, it was ascertained that the major
ity of members present favored the
Langstroth size of frame and ten frame
hives. Among hives in use among the
members were mentioned the Simplicity,
Improved Langstroth Simplicity and the
old style Heddon. For comb honey the
old fashioned box is superseded by the
one pound section. The hive used should
be one in which the sections can be
handled with greatest ease and conven-
ienca
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nABIT.-In all the
world there is but one cure. DR.. Haines Gold
EN- Specifc.-lt can be given in cup of tea
or coffee without the knowledge of the person
taking it, effecting speedy and permanent
cure, whether the patient is a moderate drink
err or an alcoholic wreck Thousands of
drunkards have been cured who have taken
the Golden Specific in their coffee without
their knowledge, and to-day they believe they
quit drinking of their own free will No
harmful effect results from its administra-
ton. Cures guaranteed. Send for circular
and full particulars. Address in confidence
Goldf n Specific Co., 1856 Race Street, Cincin
natl, D.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

Mr.. Van Pelt, editor of the Craig (Mo.) Me-
teor, went to n drug store at Hillsdale Iowa
and asked the physician in attendance to
give him dose ofsomethilgfo for cholera NOR
bus and looseness of the bowels. He SAYS
az felt so much better the next morning that
| concluded to call on the physician and get
him to fix me up a supply of the medicine.
was surprised when he handed me a bottle of
Chamberain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy He said he prescribed it regularly
in his practice and found it the bess he could
get or prepare. l can testify to its efficiency
in my case at all events. For sale by Gates,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

SPECIAL NoTICE.-We have made
special arrangements with the Mon
treal Herald and Star so that we can
give the twopapers-Herald and Star
and NEWS AND CITIzEN-one year for
$500. This is a low offer, and the
cash must accompany the order.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24
Gates from Italy,

| saw two huge bronze gates coming
into town by steamer from Italy the
other day, and was told they were from
some ancient Italian palace, and are to
deck the portal to Billion, the new park
and country seat of George Vanderbilt
in North Carolina.-Cor Chatter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

Among the criminals ''wanted" in New
York city on charges ranging from the
conf ce game to bank robbery are
fourteen men who have received college
educatlons. At least six of them gradu-
ated with the highest honors, and all
seem to have turned to crime from a
liking for the bad side of life.-Detroit
Free Press
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

Cholera infantum has lost its terrors since
the Introduction of Cham berlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhea Remedy. When that RENE
dy is used and the treatment as directed wit h
each bottle is followed, a cure is certain. Mr.
A. w. Walter, prominent merchant at Wal
tersburg. ILL.,, says: 1t cured my baby boy
of cholera infantum after several other rene
dies had failed The child was so low that he
seemed almost beyond the aid of human hand
or reach of any medicine" % and 5O-eent
bottles for sale by A. o. Gates.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

The posts, II, are set one rod apart
and stand four feet above ground. There
are ten strands of No. 10 galvanized wire
stapled to the posts, A. inches apart,
making the upper wire As inches from
the ground. The panel, A, is made of
one board ! of an inch thick by 5 inches
wide and 164 feet long; the pickets are
feet long, % inches wide and inch in
thickness, nailed to the board A Zone in
the middle and the others 3 feet from
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

Mrs. Kurius with opera glass, look
ing into window opposite)-I declare to
goodness if that impudent woman over
the way hasn't got a spyglass and is
trying to look into our fiat New York
World
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-24

Again, the door of heaven stands
open for the Christians final entrance.
Death to the righteous is not climbing
high walls or fording deep rivers, but it
is entering an open door. If you ever
visit the old homestead where you were
born, and while father and mother are
yet alive, as you go up the lane in fronE
of the farm house, and put your hand
on the door and lift the latch, do you
shudder with fear2 No, you are glad
to enter. So your last sickness will be
only the lane in front of your Fathers
house, from which you hear the voice
of singing before you reach the door.
And death, that is the lifting of the
latch before you enter, the greetings and
embraces of the innumerable family of
the righteous. Nay, there is no latch,
for John says the door is already open.
What company of spirits have already
entered those portals, bright and shin
ing. Souls released from the earthly
prison house. how they shouted as they
from the flames of martyrdom, making
heaven richer as they went in, pouring
their notes into the celestial harmony.
And that door has not begun to shut.
If redeemed by grace we all shall enter
it. This side of it we have wept, but
on the other side of it we shall never
weep. On this side we may have grown
sick with WEAKNESS, but on the other
side of it we shall be without fatigue
On this side we bleed with the war
rior's wounds, ON the other side we
shall have the victor's palm. When
you think of dying what makes your
brow contract, what makes you breathe
so deep and sigh2 What makes you
gloomy in passing a grave yarda Fol
lower of Christ, you have been think
ing that death is something terrible,
the measuring of lances with a power
full antagonist, the closing in of a con-
flict which may be your everlasting de-
feat You do not want much to think
of dying. The step beyond this life
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

THE publishing firm OF Robert CLARK
4 Co., have just Issued 4 work by Consul
Wiltshire Butteriicld which will doubt.
less have q large sale among students Of
the pioneer history OF the Ohio Valley,
It isa history OF the Girtys'-Thomas,
Simon, James and George, and their
half-brother John Turner. They are not
treated Of separately. but in u connected
narrative which i, Of thrilling interest
and occupies over 400 pages. Tho story
Of the wild career Of tho Girtys' is in.
separately connected with the history oil
thestirring events in this region in early
days, and we commend Mr.. Butterfield's
entertaining work 10 our readers. 1t
was undertaken, he says, chiefly to free
IL Western annals from the errora
everywhere p%crmeatins them as to the
part actually taken by these brothers in
many important events which largely
make up our Western history, and his
object is c~ommendablc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30
made here "a euccessfully al .teel plato,

made here as successfully as steel plato,
and with adequate protection II doubt
less will be. "Cheap foreign labor Is
not employed by Wheeling iron and
steel manufacturers, and wodld not be
by her tin plate men. Would the Regis.
Ter have abolished from Whccling's in.
dustries the protection under which they
havc been built up? Will the Register
join in petition to Congress to take
the Protective tariff of West Nirginia's
coal? Why not be broader than the
narrow limits Of your present condition?
Lay aside your false theories and your
d~emngogy and encourage tho securing oil
a new and importsnt industry In the
United States, which will afford employ.
ment to many thousands OF American
workmcn and distribute annually among
them millions OF dollars in wages. That
Is the sole object Of the increase OF the
duty OIL tin.plate, and he who affects ,o
believe there Is any other. motive, ID
mistepresentipg his own conscience In
order to DO in line with the ianciiul free
trade theorists who have his party by
the throat.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

TIE Henderson bill now before Con.
gress, requiring all railroad cars to be
equipped with automatic couplings and
power brakes, is according to the
recommendation made by Presidcn,
Harrison in his message. People who
regard this as IN unimportant matter
should consider the argument made by
Mr.. Collin, Il representative Of the
Trademarks Association, before the
House Committee on Railroads. lie
gave some startling figures, showing the
need Of regulations which will insure
the protection OF the lives OF railroad
employees. lie presented n statement
showing that in the period Of ono month
last year 100 employees mad been killed
and lSG crippled for lack Of these de.
vices. lie said the Brakenen's Associa-
ton had paid ont Of their scanty earn.
ings last year 100000 for the relief OF
widows oftheir members killed between
the cars.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

The Torrey Bankrupt bill pending be.
fore Congress is in response to a very
emphatic demand from business men
throughout the United States for a uni
form system Of bankruptcy. The pro.
posed law is so simple. so void Of com.
plications that, II enacted, many good
results are certain to be attained. 1t liz,
to use the language Of the House Com.
nittee, n comprehensive embodiment OF
the principles Of bankruptcy, expressed
in tersc and simple language-a measure
which will strengthen commercial credit
and enlarge commercial intercourse.
The best idea Of the law and Of lis
need may DO gained from a perusal Of
the report OF the House Committee on
the Judiciary, which is a strong recon-.
mendation for the passage OF the bill.
The necessity Of the law is found in the
fact that the Constitution Of the United
States gives Congress only tho right to
pass uniform laws upon the subject Of
bankruptcy, and that such laws cannot
be enacted by a State which would have
force or effect upon nonresident credi.
tors.
The Committee, in favoring IN import.
ant clause Of the Torrey bill, takes the
ground that the giving Of preferences is
inequitable, because ut enables one
creditor to collect the whole amount
due, while another, having equal rights,
goes empty handed" Many Of the State
laws are Objectionable on this account;
hence tho necessity OF a national equit-
able bankrupt law. Proceeding, the
Committee says:
Most OF the large cities. which constitute the
commercial ccn,ers OF the country, arc near
State lines, aud rs n result all Of the large busI.
ness concerns aud most of The ,mall one. do
business In Two or more States, The fact tbAi
Tue laws In every State arc different subject
these promoters OF the III OF Tho country
10 what secms 10 be needless expeuse. and sub.
lect them ~ confusion which arises out OF the
Iaci that lheit rights and responsibilities arO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

Even Japan, the land Of tho Mikado,
is undergoing a revolution, and in July
OF this year the people OF tho empire
will experience the novelty OF suffrage
andi have M opportunity to make
their sovereign will known by the cleo
ton OF a representative Parliament. The
representatives are TO be 800 in number,
to be elected by ballot, n member Tor
every 10000 people. Thequaliications
OF the voters are that he shall be twenty,
five years old, shall pay SIS national di.
rect tax yearly, and shall have resided
three years in the province in which be
votes. 4 yearly salary Of $500 will be
paid to oil TIE members Of both bodies,
except those holding seats by hereditary
right. The sessions will be limited to
three months, and the election will be
held July | next. Verify, the world
does move.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

THERE is more catarrh in this section
o. the country than all other diseases
put together, and until tho lust few years
was supposed to be incnrable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced 1t
a local disease, and prescribed local rem.
edics, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced 1t in.
durable. Science has proven catsrrh TO
be n constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Gatarrh Cure, manufactured by
FIJI. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
It IL taken internally in doses from ten
drops to a ~teaspooniul. 1t acts directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. They offer ono hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Eay'Sold by druggists. DAw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

WHILE tho Democratic papers in this
section Of tho State arc trying through
ilattcry to make the colored people be-
lieve that Democracy is their wi and
only friend and that the Republican
party is not worthy OF their support, the
Democratic organs in the Southern poi
ton Of the State (notably the Nicholas
ChrOnicic) are speaking OF tho Mercer
county negro voters as 'Jacky Cooper's
niysc,s" and "Goh's barbarians.". Thus
is the great Democratic party pulling TO-
g.ther in this day aud generation"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

Dr.. Brown Sequard's elixir OF you'll
may be an important discovery, but
everyone knows that DR.. franklin Mills
New Heart Cure certainly is. 1t has
given thousands afflicted with seriou:
heart disease q new lease oiliic. Drug
gists who can observe its effects or
many customers everywhere speak
very highly OF it. Mr.. John Weaver,
OF knightstown, Ind. says: II have
sold much Of DR.. Miles New Cure and
have received many good reports. ]
sold some to one OF the leading Masonic
State officers and it did him a great deaI
OF good" Sold and guaranteed bv Th,
Logan Drug Co. MwF&w.(
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-30

OfsOZODONT? 1t isderived from two
Greek words signiiying "to preserve the
teeth; and it deserves its title, for there
is no preparation which will do this
more rapidly, surely, and pleasantly
The consumption OF SOZODONT is inl'
mense. MwFAw