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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
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been no disease of character resulting
from the use of bad water. For several
years he had used brick filter, a sec
ton of which is represented in the ac-
companying cut. 1t was twelve feet
long, and for convenience in covering
only six feet wide. 1t would hold 1000
gallons. The lower course of the ce-
mented stone walls projected four inches
into the cistern to prevent any crack.
The covering with six inch flag stones,
fitted to the walls with cement, left no
entrance except through the man hole b
and the leader from the roof. A foot of
earth rested on the cover, and the man
hole flags included an air space shutting
out frost. The roof should be kept clean,
and the first water after long drouth
excluded. The filter was a hollow brick
cylinder, C C, with an inch air hole, and
containing the pump. The water soak
ing through the four inches of brick be-
came perfectly filtered, and was as pleas
ant to drink as any we ever tasted. The
overflow, d, carries off all sediment.
self acting valve, closed when no
water is escaping, prevented the en-
trance of mice. Thanks are due to
Country Gentleman for the foregoing
cut aud its description.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
A Proposed Railway Revolution.

The ideal construction for a railway
absolutely to avoid derailment would
seem to be tubular, with the cars in
side; but as tunnels are decidedly I'M
popular we must confine our cars by
devices placed entirely below the win
dows. Fortunately the modern meth
DDS of bridge truss design lend them
selves readily to a trough like construc-
ton of considerable depth, with under
cut sides that will confine the wheels
or some other projecting part of a car
running in the trough, SO that it can
not escape in any direction. This. too.
can be done without much extra ma
terial beyond that required for the
depth and consequently strength of the
trusses themselves. Such construction
is obviously untitled for crossing any
other kind of roadway at grade, and
therefore must, in many situations, be
elevated upon columns or arches. -
Oberlin Smith in Forum.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
A Point in Corn Culture.

A great deal of injury is done to corn
by deep, close culture with the double
| shovel pillow or any other implement that
sewers or greatly disturbs the roots.
Flowing deep and close to the hills is
harmful at any time, but especially late
in the season, as the larger roots devel-
oped late and those which originated
earlier in the growth of the plants are
cut or pulled off. To ascertain the ex-
tent of the damage from such cultiva-
ton a trial was male at the Minnesota
experiment station. Rows of corn were
thoroughly root pruned to the depth of
sly inches and ut the same distance
from the hills on all folr sides. The first
root cutting was done wlen the plants
were seven inches high and the second
when at Il height of fifteen inches. The
effect on the growth of tie corn was
very marked. Contrasted with similar
rows adjacent not root prunel the aver
age difference in yield was thirteen and
Il half bushels of corn and one-quarter
ton of fodder per acre against disturb
ing the roots. In another experiment.
made Just as the corn was "laid by"
root pruning at the distance of eight
inches from the hills lowered the yield
three bushels to the acre. At this stage
of their growth killing up four inches
around the plants with the hoe had no
apparent effect
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
How the "Speneer,, Was Started.

Few articles of dress were more pop-
ular at one time than the Spencer, =
the origin of which is extremely curl
Gus. Mr. Spencer, an Englishman
rather particular in his dress, one time
remarked in a company that no fashion
was so ridiculous but would be adopted
If worn by person of sufficient i'm
portance. This was objected to,
whereupon Mr.. Spences offered to bet
that if he cut off the skirts of his coat
and walked out with merely the body
and sleeves some one would follow
him. The bet was taken, the coat pre-
pared, and Mr.. Spencer used it in Lon
don, past a well known tailor who he
knew was always looking for some
thing new. Thus the Spencer came
into use.-Clothier and Furnisher.
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
Guarding Boxes on the Street.

When the cold wind whistles through
the streets at nights it makes life vastly
uncomfortable fw the men who are
paid to guard piles of boxes left on the
pavement outside the big wholesale
houses. If they do their duty consci
entiously, these watchmen are borfqT
to get pretty fair notion of what n
real winter night is. There is one Of
them, however, who manages to get
some comfort out of his chilly trade
The other night he was seen taking his
ease in the midst of u lot of packing
cases in q street near Broadway. An
empty box, set with its open end to-
ward the middle of the street, had been
furnished within with a piece of old
carpeting, which served the double
purpose of keeping out the draughts
and at the same time of making
rather easier seat.
In front of the open end of the box
stood an old iron ash can. with holes
enough in the bottom to secure plenty
of draught for the fire that blazed
within. With this extemporized fur,
mace a feet few from the entrance to his
sentry box, the watchman sat in state.
The wind could not get at him, and
the fire kept him fairly warm More
over, his duties were not of a nature to
bother him greatly. He was in the
heart of the business district, and few
persons were likely to venture through
the street, while the wind was keen
enough to make raid by hoodlums
hardly to be expected. A few blocks
away another guard was found with
out the inventive genius of his fellow.
He was bundled up in overcoats, but
he looked as cold as a country cousins
to town.-New York Times
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

"A Rural New Yorker correspondent.
writes; On all thin parts of the meadow
good coating ofaaln yard manure will
help to insure e Sc5secTF0op next season.
believe that manure pays fully as well
as top dressing fer meadows as it does
for wheat or rye, The farmer is very
foolish who allows a single load of
manure to remain i'll his yard when he
can apply it on his grass land and re-
ceive his pay the next season in good
merchant, BILE hay. Even coarse straw
will help wonderfully to protect the
roots of the grass during the winter. if
scattered evenly. Ehis litter not only
protects during thewinter but acts as
n during dry bells in the spring.
Such treatment Of the meadows needs
only to be practiced to be duly appre.
ciated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
Leave the ices Undisturbed.

The necessity for leaving bees undis.
turbed as far as possible during the sea
son in which they cannot gather honey
or pollen is not understood by beginners
as well as it ought to be. Quinby ad-
vised many years ago what most modern
beekeepcrs now Practice. He said: eff
it were not that an occasional examina
ton is needed to see that rats or mice
have not effected an entrance or to ascer
tain if the room is not unduly damp /
would advise locking the door of the
wintering apartment, and not opening il
till spring; but / advise making these
examinations and all needed changes as
quietly and as seldom as possible. All
ventilators should be SO arranged as to
be regulated from the outside, and means
for ascertaining the temperature, with
out entering the room for the purpose,
should be provided
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

English breeds. But the Southdowns
have more than long pedigree to rec
ommend them, excelling as they do
in the quality and close texture of
their mutton. 1t is claimed by English
breeders that all modern downs owe
more or less their present excellence to
having partaken of the Southdown's
blood. American breeders appear to ac-
cept this claim, judging from the con-
siderable demand there is in this country
for Southdowns to cross on Me1inos as
well as other sheep.
As popularity bred the Southdown has
short legs with broad loins, heavy quar-
tiers, well sprung ribs and generally
compact frame. In the cut is shown a
fine Southdown wether, some twenty
months old, and prize winner at late
English shows.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
Farm and Garden.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR THE
AGRICULTURIST.

The New Barn of One of Ohio's Fore
most Farmers briefly Described, with
the Aid of Appropriate Illustrations.
by RuraI New Yorker.
John Gould's new barn is of more in
terest to the public than are barns IN
general, because Mr.. Gould is well
known as Il progressive man, and likely,
therefore, to afford valuable suggestions
IN lis various ventures.
The general appearance of this barn
is indicated in the first cut. By refer
ence to the basement plan Gig. . it will
be seen that the stable for the COWS Is IN
the ell, and the silos and box stalls IN
the upright building. The silos, %
feet deep, reach the roof of the up
right, but the silo doors allow the silage
20 fall to the basement floor on the same
level as the COW stalls. The barn and
the addition are Utilized overhead fo1
storing hay. straw, etc. The stables fo1
the cows are vide and roomy, and pro
vided with Il windows, which make
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

The following directions for fall work
among the bees, given by Quinby, are
worthy of observation:
Prepare the bees for winter and see
that all stocks are in condition to real
young bees for winter.
Supply all deficiencies in queens.
Secure the fall yield of honey in combs
for future use or have new combs built
for guides in boxes.
Prepare honey for market. The de-
velopment of home trade should be
borne i'll mind ut all times. A good local
market is an important item with all
producers. Reserve sufficient amount
OF honey when shipping to meet such de.
mands.
Place bees in winter quarters early.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
PARIS DURING THE NEXT SIEGE.
Preparations 10 Thvart the Future Eff
forts of the German Army.

Preparations TO Thwart the Future Eff
forts of the German Army.
The French arc again discussing the
provisioning Of Paris in c2s9 of war,
and the Germans in response are CON
sidering the best means of preventing
such provisioning. In the last war
Paris had some 1, 800, coo persons with
In her walls Now Ibis numlA2r would
be about 100000 In the siege So,
5G1 hundrcdweightS of flour were used
although after Dec. IS, 1870, the flour
contents of bread was only % per cent
of the whole.
The 200 oxen, $50, 600 sheep and
1000 swine in store lasted thirty eight
days, after which the food consisted
mostly Of SIS, 900 horses and great guam
titles of eggs, potatoes, preserves and
fruits The coal famine was one Q
the most painful features Of the siege.
The necessity of bringing together even
the insufficient provisions quickly and
at all hazards cost the French govern
ment and the city at least $50, 900, 00v
more than would have been required
under ordinary circumstances. Could
all the wants and experienced incon-
veniences be obviated in case of an
other war?
As matters stand at present, French
military authorities say they could not.
For the carrying and distribution OF
bread and Goals alone 81, 600 cars would
be necessary. At tho time of q nobl@
cation it would be impossible to find
men enough to load and unload the
cars, to say nothing of the original diff
ficulty of getting the matei&2lS,~ &c
from Russia must come through the
Mediterranean, and could cut off by
the Italian and Austrian movies,
..Amerisss-sn .]sal.saas,...nd. are the only
remaining sources of supply. Were
England so disposed she could stop
both almost instantly. Were she neu-
trail the German ships could pass with
out difficulty through the channel and
intercept importations Only in the
hardly supposititious case that England
was an ally of France would the pro
visioning of the capital be possible,
even if the sources flowed never SO
freely. These calculations of the Ger
mans presuppose a considerable efflci-
ency of the German navy, which they
are striving to attain with all possible
speed.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
PotatOes Worthy of Trial.

OF nlnety-three varieties of potatoes
tested at the Indiana Experiment station
the following varieties seem to be espe.
cially worthy of recommendation and
further TRIAL: Be2pty ef Sheba, Breeze,
Detatot, Dakota ned, Early Sunrise,
Early King, Gold Flake, Great Eastern,
Garfield, New Queen, Roses New Giant,
Rural New Yorker No. 2. Summit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
Destructive Sea Waves.

In 1864 revolving storm passed over
Calcutta, the accompanying wave rose
ten feet above the highest spring tides
and drowned Is, 900 persons. Coringa
was destroyed by a storm wave in 1889,
and 20, 200 people persisted. a great
hurricane blew at Raratonga in 1916,
and a vessel from Tahiti was driven by
the storm wave over the palm trees in
land. Her captain Informed mission
airy that he fell the tree tops grating
against his vessels bottom as she sped
along with the Tave.-Chambers Jour
nal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

and is a thoroughly weil built barn in
very respect. The walls of this part
ire of matched lumber, doubled, with
Jared paper between, and it never
freezes in the stable, the temperature
there being rarely below 10 dogs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

Importance of Pure Water for Country
and Suburban Homes-The Late George
Geddes' Plan for Filtering Rain Water
Illustrated and Described.
At this season of the year much i'm
pure water is used, causing a great deal
of the sickness which prevails IN sum-
mer. Boiling the water before using it
modifies the danger If used for tea or
coffee the process is quite simple. If for
drinking water it may be boiled and kept
till wanted in a cold apartment or ice
house in corked bottles or jugs. When
there are mineral impurities that cannot
be removed by boiling the water it is
safest to use filtered rain water.
The late George Geddes for more than
a quarter of a century used filtered rain
water for all domestic purposes in his
family, and during that time there had
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

An orange tree in Polk county,
orida, is seven feet in circumference
nd has yielded from twenty-five to
bfty boxes of FRUIT yearly since 1859.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22


What dismal work of coincidence the
world makes when it attempts to CON
dolel The plaster they spread does
not stick. The broken bones under
their bandage do not knit. A farmer
was lost in the snow storm on a prairie
of the far west. Night coming on, and
after he was almost frantic from not
knowing which way to go, his sleigh
struck the rut of another sleigh, and he
said, 81 will follow this rut, and it will
take Inc out to safety" He fastened
on until he heard the bells of the pre-
ceding horses, but, coming up he found
that that man was also lost, and, as is
the tendency of these who are thus
confused in the forest or on the moors.
they were both moving in a circle, and
the runner of the one lost sleigh was
following the runner of the other lost
sleigh round and round At last it oc-
CURED to them to look at the north
star, which was peering through the
night, and by the direction of that star
they got home again Those who fol
w" bllC VICE III ILLS WOII1 III time of
perplexity are in a fearful round; for it
is one bewildered soul following anoth-
er bewildered soul, and only those who
have in such time got their eye on the
morning star of our Christian faith can
find their way out, or be strong enough
to lead others with an all persuasive
invitation.
But, " says some one, you Chris
tan people keep telling us to come.
yet you do not tell us how to come. "
That charge shall not be true on this
occasion. Come believingl Come re-
pentingl Come prayingl After all
that God has been doing for six thou
sand years, some time through patri-
archs and sometimes through prophets
and at last through the elimination of
all tragedies on Golgotha, can any one
think that God will not welcome vour
coming2 VIII a father at vast ont
lay construct u mansion for his son.
and lay out parks white with statues
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
SOUTHDOWN SHEEP.

The Breed That I1xcels in the Production
of Juicy and Finely Marbled Mutton.
The Southdowns stand at the head OF
the short woods as the LeiCesters do of
tine long woods. They naturally take
this precedence, being one of the Oldest
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

er called the Princess Alice, with
crowd of excurSionists aboard, sank in
the Thames, and there was an awful
sacrifice of life A boatnan from the
shore put out for the rescue, and he
had big boat, and he got it so
full it would not hold another person,
and as he laid hold of the oars to
pull for the shore, leaving hundreds
helpless and drowning, he cried out,
''Oh, that had bigger boat" Thank
God, / am not thus limited, and that
can promise room for all in this gospel
boat. Get in; get in! And yet there
is room. Room in the heart of par
doning God. Room in heaven.
THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE.
also apply the word of my text to
those who would like practical comfort.
If any ever escape the struggle of life,
l have not found them. They are not
certainly among the prosperous classes.
In most cases it was a struggle all the way
up till they reached the prosperity, and
since they have reached these heights
there have been perpleXities, anxieties
and crises which were almost enough
to shatter the nerves and turn the
brain. 1t would be hard to tell which
have the biggest fight in this world
the properties or the universities, the
conspicuities or the obscurities. Just
as soon as you have enough success to
attract the attention of Others, the en-
vies and jealousies are let loose from
their kennels. The greatest crime that
you can commit in the estimation OF
others is to get on better than they do.
They think your addition is their sub
traction. Five hundred persons start
for a certain goal of success; one
reaches it, and the other four hundred
and ninety-nine are mad. 1t would
take volumes to hold the story of the
wrongs, outrages and defamations that
have come upon you as result of. your
success. The warm sun of prosperity
brings into life a swamp full of annoy
ing insects.
On the other hand the unfortunate
classes have their struggles for main
tenance. To achieve a livelihood by
one who had nothing to start with, and
after while for family as well, and
carry this on until children are reared
and educated and fairly started in the
world, and to do this amid all the
rivalries of business, and the uncer-
tainty of crops, and the fickleness of
tariff legislation, with an occasional
labor strike, and here and there finan-
cial panic thrown in. is mighty thing
to do, and there are hundreds and
thousands of such heroes and heroines
who live unsung and die unhonored. |
What we all need, whether up or down
in life or half way between, is the in
finite solace of the Christian religion. |
And so we employ the word Gomez |
1t will take all eternity to find out the
number of business men who have |
been strengthened by the promises
of God, and the people who have
been fed by the ravens when other re
sources gave out, and the men and
who, going into this battle
armed only with needle or saw or ak
Or yardGsick or pen or type or shovel
Or shoelast, have gained Il victory that
made the heavens rcsound. With all
The resources of God promised for
every exigancy, no one need be left in
The lurch.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22
Told About Artificial

Things Told About Artificial Incubators.
A writer in Ohio Farmer makes the
statement that artificial incubation has
made such an advance in the last ten
-yssgs that when r-asfit is desired 1t is the
only proper method. The proper breeds
are important. For broiler we want a
quick growing fowl, plump and juicy.
The eggs must be fertile. especially in
cold weather. The best are those with
Spanish blood. The Leghorn crossed on
the Wyandotte, Plymouth Rock or
Brahma produces good results, but we
find if small breeds are crossed, which
are naturally active, the broilers will
do just as well. a Hamburg-Leghorn
cross will produce eggs which will hatch
well and produce plump carcasses, weigh
ing two to three pounds to the pair at ten
to twelve weeks.
In Country Gentleman occurs the fol.
lowing from a New Hampshire CORE
spondent: Il am opposed to the use Oh
incubators, but am not bigoted on the
subject. 1t is simply business with me.
If my experience and observation taught
me that | could do better with incu-
bators would buy several at once; but
the more l see them in use, and the
chickens they produce, the less l think
of them. For ducks eggs they may do,
for the reason that a ducks egg is al
most sure to hatch under almost any
circumstances.
A correspondent in American Guilt.
vator says concerning chicks artifcially
Matched: There is a difference between
these and natural chicks. AS a rule the
plumage and fancy points of the fowls
are the same. but the incubator Matched
chickens are not as strong built and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

Cnamoeriain's Eye and Skin
Ointment.
A certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
letter, Salt Rheam, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, Fever Sores, Eczema
Itch, Prairie Scratches, Sore Nipples
and Piles. Ii is cooling and soothing
Hundreds Of cases have been cured by
it after all ether treatment had failed
1t is put up in % and 90 cent boxes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-22

A factory for extracting the Juice
of palmetto berries has been estab-
lished at New Smyrna, Fla.