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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
A Comedy in a Sleeping Car.

Mr.. and Mrs. Whiffin were on their
way to the Hot Springs, where he in
tended to get relief from his rheuma-
tism in the baths. At way station
a drunken travelling man boarded the
train and was put to bed in the berth
next to Mr. and Mrs. w. by the pOr-
ter Shortly after Mr.. w. woke up
with a dreadful stitch in his side.
Like a good dutiful wife Mrs. W.
arose and went to the lavatory to
make strong, extra strong, mustard
plaster, with which to relieve the pain
on her liege lord.
On her return she pulled the wrong
curtain aside and placed the plaster
drunken drummer. Then she went
to the lavatory, washed her hands
and returned to her berth, gettingi in
to the right section and found Mr.. w.
asleep.
Finally a loud groan was heard,
then these words; "Oh, my stomach
my stomach oh-h-hl" This was
followed by, "I'llnevert touch another
drop as long as live Oh, it's burn
ing a hole in me, oh-h-h!"
By this time heads were peeping
out from behind curtains and the
porter was on his way to the travel
came the be ! clothes from the r. NJ 4
berth, and a cry of, ''Oh, my, there
is my stomach! I'm deadl" The
exclamation was topped off by the
mustard plaster being thrown out on
the aisle of the car. The porter then
grabbed the drummer and shook him
until awake. During the first stages
of sensibility he muttered: ooh, my
stomach is gone, gone! e!"-Pioneer
Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
DISTINGUISHED Visitors.

Vermont is to be signally favored
by members of the cabinet this sum-
mer, while the President will swing
still further on his tour round the cir
Gle and now intends to spend at least
a week in this state about the middle
of August. He comes to be present
at the celebration in Bennington,
commemorative of the centennial an
niversary of the admission of YER
mont into the Union, at which time
the Bennington battle monument will
be formally dedicated.
During the week President Harrison
is in the state he will be the guest of
Secretary Proctor at Proctor, going
from there to the Bennington celebra-
tion, and thence to the northern por-
tion of the state, and probably will
visit Senator Edmunds at his Bur-
lingtOn home.
Secretary Foster and Attorney
General Miller also will attend the
Bennington affair, and the latter will
be accompanied by Mrs. Miller. They
will visit the secretary of war at
Proctor, and then go on a driving
trip through the Vermont mountains
over which the encouragement is
very enthusiastic.
The agricultural guardian intends
anyway to come up and visit the
mountain farmers during the latter
part of August, and Uncle Jerry and
Mrs. Rusk also will enjoy the grand
scenery at Proctor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
The Grand Army Enoampment.

The Central Vermont railway has
made arrangements for the trans
pOrtation of members of the G. A. II /.
department of Vermont, their fam
lilies and friends and members of the
Woman's Relief corps to the 25th an
nual encampment, G. A. r., at De
troit, August 3 to August Z, which
! gives choice of three routes.
The first, fare SIS, goes over the
Central Vermont to Norwood, thence
over the Rome, Watertown and Og-
densburg division of the New York
Central railroad to Niagara Falls,
Great Western division Grand Trunk
railway to Detroit. Returning. by
Grand Trunk railway to Kingston,
connecting with steamers through
the rapids of the River st. Lawrence
by daylight to Montreal, Grand
Trunk railway to st. Johns and Cen
trail Vermont railroad to starting
point.
The fare on the other two routes is
$13. One goes to Detroit by rail the
same as the first route and returns
the same way. The third route is
st. Johns, Grand Trunk railway to
Detroit, returning by same route.
Tickets will be good going from
July 81 until August 3 inclusive and
good returning until August 1S in
elusive. The time limits of the return
tickets will be extended, if desired, on
application to the joint agent of the
terminal lines at Detroit, to be good
for return passage not later than
September 30.
Two Wagner palace cars have been
chartered to run through to Detroit.
Rate per berth, whether lower or up
per, will be 81 to Detroit. One Wag-
ner sleeper will leave Rutland on Cen
tral Vermont north-bound express
train No. Ga on Saturday, August 1,
at 4:05 p. m, joining at st. Albans
the other sleeper, leaving at 7:15 p.
m. on No. 66 train via Swanton.
1882 p. m. running by Rouse's Point,
Norwood, Syracuse and Buffalo, ar
irving in Niagara Falls at 9:94 a. m.
Sunday, August 2. These cars will
leave Niagara Falls on special train
that evening and arrive at Detroit
Monday morning, August 3.
No berths or accommodations in
these cars will be reserved except on
receipt of check or postoffice order
for $4 for each berth.
All applications must be made not
later than Tuesday, July 2S, as no
accommodations can be promised
after that date.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30

THE STATE FINANCES s.-StateT Treas
urer Field has made his report OF
receipts and disbursements from the
time he took office October z, up to
the close of the fiscal year June 30.
1t shows a total of $553, ,771.73. oi
expenditures. The legislature cost
$50, 5,615.4O, auditors orders for vari-
GUS state expenses have taken $376,-
sol 81, the soldiers home cost $6,-
3S0.S9, and the real current expenses
of the state for these nine months
have been about $450,000. Besides
$31 900 went to the agricultural col
lege, and $14, 900 for the Bennington
monument, and this money came
from the United States government
and so should not be figured in the
states expenses. TIE corporation
tax law yielded $165, ,S37.27, besides
$6,316.09 of arrearage from last
wear paid by the Central Vermont
and there has in addition been receiv'
ed $4070 of corporatian license taxes
under the act Of the last legislature
Practically the rest of the money to
meet these bills has come from 1854 +,
900 borrowed from banks, and $751;
1866 borrowed from the five pei
cent school tax paid in by towns
but not yet disbursed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
FARM FOR SALE /!

Owing to the advancing years of
my father, l have purchased the
farm owned by him for many years
past, near Hyde Park village Hav.
ing neither time nor ability to car
ry it on properly, l will sell it at
much less than its value.
To those who are acquainted
with the place no commentator
is necessary. For the benefit of
those who are not, say it is one of
the best farms on the Lamoille
River. 1t has a meadow nearly or
quite one mile in length, and
nearly as level as floor. 1t was
in a fair state of cultivation when
purchased by my father, and du-
ring the many years that he has
owned it he has been constantly
improving it, until it is to-day one
of the most fertile farms on the
Lamoille River. The dwelling is
a good two-story house, in an ex-
cellent state of repair and pleas
antly located. and the barns are
fair. 1t would cost $500 at least
to build the buildings to-day
The larger part of the farm is
in Morrlstown, where taxes are
comparatively low. The balance
lies contiguous to Hyde Park vii
lage, where there is an academy.
court house, two banks, printing
office, steam mill, hide house, and
sundry stores, railroad depot, etc.,
all of which are within "a to II
mile of the, farm. The place is
now offered for $4,000. 1t was
sold few years since for $1,000
1t contains 200 or 2I5 acres, but
if desired will reserve a part of it
Terms for payment will be made
easy to any one who can either
pay or secure $1,000.
CARROLL S. PAGE.
Hyde Parx, VT, Feb. 10, 'oI.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
Country School Houses.


A wide awake Vermont school mis-
tress, who made fine success of her
work, lost her health and left her pro-
fession. She then went into the poul-
try business and made a success of
that too. The opinions of a woman
who has done so well as this are en-
titled to respectful consideration, and
she would be very apt to hit the nail
on the head.
! During her teaching career she oh
| served that school houses in the coun
try and in the small towns were Otter
/ disreputably destitute of simple an,
necessary appliances, even sometimes
! of those wanted for cleanliness.
So, in one of her odd evenings, after
the chickens had been fed and put tC
roost, she made a list of things that
are most needed in the school houses
indicated. She also spoke ofthe news.
paper as the educator of school chill.
dren in a way that is to becommend.
ed to all teachers. We accept our
humble part of the lady's compliment
with thanks, and wish her hens may
all turn into geese that lay golden
eggs:
| will enumerate articles which / provided
while teaching country school: Webster
Unabridged Dictionary" large maps of the
| United States, also a large map Of Vermont
and New Hampshire, reading and number
charts for primary classes IA two foot rule for
measuring, blackboard eraser, dustpan and
duster wood box and tongs, scrap basket,
wash basin and towel. / also prevailed upon
| the committee to arrange windows on OPP
| posite sides of the room so that the upper
| sash could be opened tor ventilation, there
being no provision made for this important
| detail of the school room.
| frequently used current newspapers, which
are grand educators, particularly in reading,
geography, etc; in fact, deem a newspaper
a prime necessity for the school room. ltap-
pears to me a good idea for a school to sub.
scribe for paper, especially aeountry school
where the pupils do not have access to a
library or reading room, as in town; and
strange as it may seem, no papers are ever
seen in some homes. When a scholar is able
to read from his reader quite well, he will
make very bad work of reading from news
paper sometimes, but that is corrected by
frequent use of the newspaper, which creates
besides, taste for good reading-no small
item | assure you.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
IF 1 HAD KNOWN.

If had known in the morning
How YEARLY all the day
The words Unkind
Would trouble my mind
| said when you went away,
| had been more careful, darling,
Nor given you needless pain,
But we vex "our own"
With look and tone
We might neyertake back again,
For though in the quiet evening
You may give me the kiss of peace,
Yet it might be
That never fol me
The pain of the heart should cease.
How many go forth in the morning
That never come home at night;
And hearts have broken
And harsh words spoken
That sorrow can neer set right.
We have careful thoughts for the stranger
And smiles for the coming guests;
But oft for our own
The bitter tone,
Though we love "our own" the best;
Ali lips with the. .cuIsl impatient,
All! brow with s.lat look of seorn,
'Twere cruel fate
Were the night too late
To undo the work of the morn.
Margaret E. Sangster.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
ADVERTISING RATES.
WHICH ONE WAS TO BE KEPT.

There were two little kittens, a black aud
gray,
And grandma said with frown:
1T will never do 60 keep them both:
The black one we'd better drown"
Don't cry, my dear" TO tiny Besa.
"One kittens enough to keep;
Now run 20 nurse, for it's growing late
And time you were fast asleep"
The morning dawned; rosy aud sweet
Came little Bess from her nap;
The nurse said; Go into mamma's room
And look In grandma's lap"
Come here, said grandma with n smile
From the rocking-chair, where she sat:
God has sent you two little sisters:
Now, what do you think Of that2"
Bess looked at the babies a moment,
With their wee heads yellow and brown,
And then to grandma soberly said:
(Which one are you going TO drown7"
Fashion Bazaar.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30

THE SUGAR Bounty. The internal
revenue officials at Washington are
engaged in their preparations for the
new sugar bounty law. From the
applications received it is evident
that the government estimates have
been largely. exceeded. The estimate
of can production was that from
every source it would not exceed
l ,4O0,000,000 pounds. The present
estimate for Louisiana alone is 150,-
100000 in excess of that. The gov
ernment's estimate of beet and sor-
ghum production was 10000, 900
pounds. The estimate of operators
already reaches 81, 100000 pounds,
or nearly double the government
figures. The estimates for maple
sugar still stand at 50,000,OOC
pounds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30

Coal ashes do not contain any ma
terial of value for plant foods. They
are made up mostly of silica, ofwhich
there is already plant in the soil.
However, it is valuable on many
soils, in that it may improve their
physical condition. On heavy land
they have "A tendency 20 keep the soil
loose and light, while they make light
land more retentive. They are most
excellent as n mulch around currant
bushes and other fruit plants,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

1. Any person who takes paper regular
ly from the ofice-whether directed to his
name or another's, or whether he has sub
seribed or not-is responsible for the pay
ment.
2 If person orders his paper discontin-
ued, he must pay all arrearages, or the pub
Usher may continue to send it until payment
is made and collect the whole amount, wheth-
er the paper is taken from the office or not
3. The Courts have decided that refusing
tn take newspapers and periodicals from the
pustoffice, or removing and leaving them un-
call41 for, is prima facie evidence of fraud.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
A Young imam Saved.

Julius May was lawyer-that is,
he was going to be one-if spending
more or less hours every day in Reed
& Tappen's offices could produce the
arranged-for result. At first the pros
pect had been pleasant enough to him
but a course of winter amusements
in New York must have some effect
upon young man, and the effect in
Mr.. Mays case had not been in a le-
gal sense, satisfactory.
Music and drama, libraries bound
in Russia, instead of calf; fine ladies
and fancy balls, London tailors and
Fifth avenue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and many other splendid things, had
become very agreeable to the newly
fiedged exquisite. But this his little
fortune was rapidly disappearing,
and his little salary was so extremely
small that it was scarcely worth
counting as means toward these de-
sired results.
What must he do? He had asked
himself this question almost every
hour lately, and had never got but
one answer" MarryI" At first he
had met the suggestion with mega
tive shrug, and a muttered mon.
sensel" but it had come back every
time with more persuasive appear
ance. Finally, one cold, windy night
in March he determined to devote an
hour or two to a consideration of his
chances in the matrimonial market.
After a careful and honest review,
he was compelled to admit that
among all the rich and splendid girls
whom he had habitually spoken ofas
crazy about him, only two were like
ly to be crazy enough to entertain
the thought of marrying him-pretty
little Bessie Bell and the exceedingly
clever Nora st. Clair. He was quite
sure both of these lovely creatures
adored him; the i9lly point to settle
was which he likesnletter; or rather,
which it would III sst for him person.
ally and comm'F.ially to choose;
and
''Frst he thought this,
a - Al.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30

A writer in Our Dumb Animals says
that whenever horse driven by him
self has baked he has got out of his
carriage and gone to its fore foot,
lifted iC from the ground and struck
the shoe a few blows with n stone.
He has never failed to start n horse
in that very simple way, and he has,
on several occasions, had balky hors-
es, which had exhausted the patience
of all former owners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
Mathushek Pianos and
Wilcox & White OrQans.

Before buying so important an article
as piano, be sure and examine the
Mathushek and find out It's many points
of excellence. You can get piano that
is certain to please you at a price that
will just suit you
Wilcox 81 White Organs. too well
known to require comment. All insiru-
ments fully warranted. Catalogues sent
free. New Home and Domestic Sewing
Machines, and repairs for all kinds.
Low prices and easy terms, at A. r.
Cowles, Tuck's Block Cor Main and
Third Streets, Newport, VT, or Port
land st. Morrisville, vt.
]. 2. coHs. Jr., Manager.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
e. e. FOSTER,

MANUFACTURER and dealer in all kinds of
IVA Marble and Granite. Work Guaranteed
rs Good and Prices as Low as any in Vermont.
Portland Street. WORTHWHILE, vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
POWERS 81 POWEI
A. A. NILES.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MoRRIsVILLE, VT.
IN Agent for Life and Fire Insurance. In
surance placed at lowest rates, Also Pension
Claim Agent. Collections a speciality.
OFFICE IN HALL's BLOCK.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
n T. uOLBROOK MD

DHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Office at the
I residence of the late l.. p. Soper.
MoRRIsVILLE, VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
What superintendent Palmer
Thinks.

The Herald says: Mr.. Palmer,
state superintendent of education,
writes a newspaperletter telling what
should be done with the direct tax
money. He would have it go to the
schools, Dut not directly; it should
be used in special work, either for the
Normal School, or for skilled super
vision, or for furnishing the towns
with libraries as aids to the schools.
There are several things to be said
regarding this. In the first place, it
would certainly be a fine thing if the
Normal Schools could have $179, 900
but the legislature has no moral right
to give the peoples money to any
such institutions as these Normal
! Schools are, and if it had there are
many private academies and the like
entitled to at least equal considera-
tion.
"Skilled supervision" would be n
good thing to have, but that would
not mean anything like what either
4 the state, counties or towns have
4 ever had or what there is any ration
al provision of law for having now.
Scattering the money among the
towns for libraries "as aids to the
\ schools" would be in effect to utterly
H waste it, as moments reflection will
4 tell anyone.
\ Again, Mr.. Palmer says that the
best way to improve the schools with
the money is mot by dividing the in.
\ come to the towns" That may be
so, but the doctrine that the people
are not to have their own money is
hard to maintain. If Congress haC
acted underi it there would beno $179,
900 for Vermont to bother about.
4 Last year total of ], ,73O, 900 cat
tie were slaughtered in the west
against 3,050,000 in the preceding
4 year, an increase of % per cent
This fairly represents the rate o
growth. Ofthis total by far the create
part is for consumption in this coun
try, inasmuch as the weight of beet
exclusive of tallow, exported last yea
was 39S, PIG, ,561 pounds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
T. n. RAND & co.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS and Wholesale
~ Dealers in Country Produce, Butter Eggs.
Potatoes. Fruits. &c. COnsgnments solicited.
Corner of Granite and Essex Streets,
------ HAYERHILL. MASS.
F. n. RAND. B. f. LEIGHTON. ]. WEBSTER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
Ill. N. WAITE, M. ID,

NEW YORK and Vermont References. Reg
~ ular Physician and Surgeon. Special at
ention given to the treatment of Chronic and
Nervous Diseases. Office and Residence per-
manently located JOHNSON. VERMONT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30
BUSINESS CARDS.
G. w. DOTY

DRACTICAL UNDERTAKEN. Finest goods
IL the market affords. Ice box and embalmer.
MORRISvILLE, VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-30

Hyde Par.I, VT, Feb. 10, 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02
BIBLE STATISTICS.

In the Old Testament there are 80 books,
and in the New Testament there are 2y--
total, &C
In the Old Testament there are s2s chap,
tiers, and in tho New Testament there are
2GJ-total, l.lS9
In the Old Testament there are 23 2J
verses, and in the New Testament there are
f,959-total, 3l,l13.
In the Old Testament there are 593, 49a
words, and in the New Testament there are
Isl ,253-total, 7I3, 40.
In the Old Testament there are Q, lbs, 10t
lstlers, aud in the New Testament there
are SIS, 8S0-total, S,566, $50.
In he Apocrypha there are Il books, with
Isl chapters, 6O31 verses, containing 1885,
10 words AID total of letters numbering
l.ec9, SIC,
This statement is mainly taken from an
English Bible, as given by the indefatiga
Die DR. Horne in his introduction to the
study of the scriptures, and is said to have
occupied more than three years of the com.
pliers lie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02
WOMEN SHOULD KNOW.

That benzoin is an excellent polish for
the finger nails.
That vaseline, taken half teaspoonful
at time, cures cold.
That the superfuous hairs may be made
less plainly visible by bleaching them.
That an excellent beautiher for the com.
pleXion is a hot water bath followed up by
dabs of eau de cologne upon the face.
That a mixture OF tinoture of benzoin
and rosewater is an excellent remedy for
tightening the skin when it is inclined te
form wrinkles.
That people who are unable to sleep after
drinking tea or coffee find that they can
enjoy the sweetest kind Of repose afts1
drinking cocoa.
That change in the weather will often
cause disagreeable spots upon the COM
pleNion in the summer The remedy may
often be found in simple, cooling drinks
That the hands may be kept from per.
spring by powdering them with finely pub
verified starch perfumed with Orris root or
sandalwood powder or anything else thai
may be preferred. Chicago Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02

Once there was a law cr VINO closed up
an estate case, but he L!gl many years ago.
lie WIS Il youns, }uiu. lie had STUDIED law
in lj~ fat4"r Office, and his father finally
retired ana gave the bu>iue~s to him Oae
day, les, than a week after the OH gentle
man had retired, the young man came
home and proudly said;
"Tdher you know that old Glpin estate
case that you have been trying for years
and Years to ,ettlc2'
YES" answered the father with a sug-
EesJion of u smile.
"Well, it didn't take me two days to
settle it after got at it"
"What" shouted The old lawyer. "You
have settled the Gilpin e,tateE
"l'es, and it was As easy Is rolling Oh a
log"
"Well, you internal idiot, you'll Why,
that estate has p4a. the living expenses Of
orr family for foUr generations. and might
have paid them for four more IL | hadn't
left the business to a many" -Oetroit Free
lI,t-S