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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-24

have gathered perfect roses, marigolds,.
corn-fowers, coreopsis. sweet peas and
other blossoms, all beautiful and vigorous
in spite of cold. The great salt ocean
keeps tho frost away from US.
Fill two salt boxes. or starch boxes, with
fine sifted and baked earth to within Il
couple OF inches of the top. Be sure the
earth is thoroughly damp all t~hrough-not
soaking wet. bat damp. Then with your
finger, or Il stick. draw little burrows across
the top OF the earth about half an inch
deep; into them drop tho small, black. 1aky
seeds of your phlox. Scattering them rs
evenly AS you can. Cover them with the
earth and pat them down lightly with your
hand, 80 that they shall be firm in the
soil. but not pressed too tightly. Treat
them as l have described for che other
Seeds. Sprinkle faithfully whenever the
soil grows the least dry md dusty.
The girl who selects loeland peoples for
her garden may nave a charming little
preface to work if she chooses. This il
what l do, and a fascinating thing it is, bo-
lievo me. l save the shells of eggs until l
have a dozen or two. When they are
small end of the eggs to allow the contents
to slip out. Then l wash them clean and
push u little hole til o1gh the bottom Of
each with II stick or Il skswer or u nail, or
whatever happens to be at hand. This liz
to drain the moisture off, 40 that the roots
Ol JuD plNnNb AAAA AWAY ~ wv LAAOA
water.
Then l stand the empty shells side by
side in a shallow box till ID IL full; they
hold each other up in place, but ! ill in
hetween thOm with sand or earth to steady
them.
Then with a spoon | fill zach shell with
nicely sifted earth nearly to the top. Nsxt
/ wet the Garth thoroughly, 30 that it ia
damp all through to the very bottom, and
then comes the JOY of planting.
l have my packet of mixed Iocland Poppy
~sceda-white, yellow and o,ange-all ready,
and from it l take n pinch Of the little shin
ing black seeds and drop il lightly ON the
top of the earth in each eeg-shell. Isprin-
kle n pinch Of earth over and press softly
down with my finger. That ia all. ! pu,
tho boxes in II warm place. whore the heat
will be steadys and every day. If they are
tho least dry on the top, ~ they probably
will be, l spray them gently with tho rub
Der sprinkler, a ane, delicate shower thai
will not diaturb the little seeds. lhe
boxes look 80 pretty full of the white egl
shells.
After ten days o may look for the tiny
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Specimen Cases.

8. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia md rheumatism.
his stomach was disordered, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree. appetite fell
AVA and he was terribly reduced in flesh
and strength. Three bottles of Electric Bit
tors cured him.
Edward Shepherd. Harrisburg, ILL.,, had
a running sore ON his leg of eight years
standing. Used three bottles Of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnioa
Salve and his leg is sound and we'll. John
Speaker, Catnwba, Ohio, had five large
fever sores on his leg, and doctors said he
WAS incurable. Ono bottle of Electric Bit
ters and one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him entirely. Sold by Il. S. Hale d
Co., druggists.
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faint green sprouts from YOU small seeds.
Then keep them in a cool room, but in q
sunshiny window. and don't give them too
much water. Yet they must not get dust
dry.
The reason I plant Iceland peoples in
eegshells is that peoples do not like to be
transplanted, yet I wish to get blossoms
two or three weeks earlier than if I waited
for them to sprout out-of-doors. Now
when the time comes to transplant them
oh, the pleasure OF it! You lift out an egg
shell, the top is full of the thickly-grow-
ing, s%oft-ereen poppy plants, the earth
within contains the mot of roots in q COM
pact oval ball of earth; you crack off half
the shell in bits. the earth within re-
mains intact; you make a little hole in the
garden-bed Just big enough to hold the ball
and gently slip it in and press the soil care
fully and thoroughly about it and SO your
poppies do not know they have been moved
at all! No shock has troubled their roots
and made them pause in their steady grow
ing. 5
The general p~oppy-garden. the nastur-
tium and the rose-campion are to be made
out-of-doors in NAV; phlox seed, too, and
pansy, and some sweet peas and Iceland
poppy seed can be reserved for sewing then;
all the seed, in fact, can be soWn out-of-
doors in May. MRS. CELIA THAxTER.
Copyright.
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rnte. When MI are in, then sift over them
an inch moro of earth. put them down
gently all over and then sprinkle them
with the watering not.
Set them on the floor of the kitchen some
whsre. not far from the fire, and it is best
with these. az with all seeds planted IN
boxes. more especially with small and deli
cate seeds, to lay II paper over the top to
retain tho heat and moisture and prevent
too much heat from reaching them.
In q few days, in II marvel!eusly short
time, you will SEQ your peas sprouting-nt-
tie grecn loops of stems pushing up thickly
all over the top of the soil.
Now take them away from the heat at
enos, without delay, carry them OF to
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General Passenger Agent. Chicago, Ill,
Thou.aud, or Suffering Women

Dslicnte women who complain of tired
feeling, pains in the back and loins, desire
to sleep, dizziness. painful or suppressed
me%nstruation. will find in Oregon Kidney
Tea 4 faithful friend. ltcRn be oiled unou
in every instance to give immediate relief
from kidney and urinary troubles Thou
sands of women are suffering every day
from some disorder of the kidneys or liver.
who might DO permanently cured by using
Oregon Kidney Tea.
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@ g. m" "- Opportunity.
Muster of human destiny am 7,

oPPUENuHt0y.
Master of human destinv am 7,
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps
wait,
Cities and fields l walk. I penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
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KNOCK unbiIden once at ave y gate.
If sleeping, wake; if foasting rise before
turn away. 1t is the hour of state
And they who follow mo reach every state
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Save death; but those who doubt or hest-
tate
Condemned to failure, perjury and woe
Seek ME III vain and uselasaly implors;
lanswcr not, and l return NO moro.
JNo. j. INGALLS,.
But fail ye not in this respect,
Seize avery opportunity to travel
Over the Chicago, Milwaukee u st. Paul
railway.
This is the advice Of
Gko. H. HEAFFoRn
General Passenger Agent. Chicago, Ill.
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Arc You suffering

From back ache, Inflammation of tho blad-
der. brick dust deposit or stone in the blad-
der. or in fact any arrangement of the
kidneys or urinary organs2 II thus afflicted
do not lose time and waste money on worth
less liniments and worse p~lastsrs, but strike
ut the seat Of the disease at once by using
tho greatest all of known remedies, the oel-
ebrated Oregon Kidney Tea. Pleasant to
take. purely vegetable. Satisfaction every
time.
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lext. When all are full put enough earth
n between the shells to hold them steady

in the box.
How charmingly they will look, the row
of white shells, each with its little green
tree upright and full of promise! Shade
them from the sun a day or two, keep them
moist, and after this they arc safe if you
don't forget to water them. Stronger and
stronger, larger and finer. they will grow
every day, till the time you are ready to set
them in you garden.
I always start my phlox-seed in a box in
the house. By doing this they blossom
earlier in the season, and then they always
stay IN blossom with me until the time of
f1osts. AT the Isles of Shoals, where my
garden has always been made, we have no
frosts, and the snow comes down on the
late blossominR flowers. In December
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Manhood Restored.

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
GAME RIDGE.

Mrs. A. j. Cutting is having her residence
painted.
Mrs. N. b. Payne, who has been i'll for a
long time, is able to ride out.
Henry Stafford and wife of Burlington, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hatch.
Memorial services at the Congregational
church Sunday were very interesting. The
church was filled to overlooking.
Memorial Day passed off in a very salts.
factory manner. At an early hour the bust
ness places and some of the residences were
draped for the occasion. The crowd was the
largest for years. Perfect order was main
tanned throughout the day. The speaking
by state Auditor Powell was of a high order,
The Cambridge band did themselves proud
In discoursing music for the day. The even
ing entertainment at Reynolds hall drew A
multitude of people. The house would not
mold all that came. The play was a good
one and the parts well taken. Proceeds we're
$101. ~
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
EFFESONVILLE.

The Jacksonville band played in Underhil
Decoration day.
Lyman Adams shipped a car load of oars
to Boston Monday.
Mrs. Green, Mr.. Varnum's mother. visited
at his house last week.
The convention of the Christian EndeavOl
society in this place will be held this week
Thursday instead of last week as reported.
There has been a new spark catcher put on
the smoke stack on the Wallace mills, which
has had some narrow escapes from being
burned this spring.
Prof. Atwood, president of Straight Uni
versity, New Orleans, is making visits pre-
paratory to returning home and Miss Ollie
Flagg, teacher in Lougaloo University, is
also lettering by the way, but will be expect
ed next week.
A double team belonging to Levi Atwood,
ran away last Thursday morning from the
creamery near which it was standing and
struck in between the large shade trees and
front yard fence of Levi Smith, throwing one
horse, tearing down nearly all the fence and
finally coming to a stop in front of one OF the
shade trees. The horses were not injured.
Report of the school at Jacksonville =
Names of pupils not absent one-half day dur
ing the first four weeks, ending May 9th.
Anna Atwell, Matte Como, Teddie Buker,
Harold Hebb, Willie Atkins, George Nye, Guy
Varnum, Charlie Raymore, Rolla Hebb, Celia
Wheelock, Bernie Tracy, Gladys Smith, Burr
Russell, Robert Reynolds, Flora Griswold,
Laura Page, Fife Reynolds, Oscar Jacques,
Glennie Perry, Jessie Mackie, Leon Jacques,
Arthur Hawley, Mabel Griswold, Ida Como,
Laura Buker, Henry Hawley, Jessie Buker,
Harold Adams. Teachers, Abbie Bicknell
and Laura Burnham.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
ELMORE.

Willie Gabone is at work in Gray's mill
Pleasant Valley.
Three of George Wilshire's boys have hat
pneumonia this spring.
Miss Laura Rrown returned to her HON,
in Methuen, Mass, last Friday.
Arthur Lampher and his wife are stop
ping with his father, during springs work.
Subject of sermon. COLLECTIONS to the Bi
| BILE considered" Hymns to sing Nos. A anC
1856.
Owing to Memorial services at Morrisville
Rev, Mr.. Nanton did noO occupy the pulpit
last Sunday.
ported. 1t is said that Lucius Spduldina
will be obliged to replant four acres.
Mrs. David Jackson of Waterville, is Wis
iting at Fred Griswold's. Mrs. jackson is
81 years old and she came alone by rail.
Our farmers are feeling somewhat uneasy
about the protracted wet weather, as much
planting and sowing is not yet finished.
Joshua Merriam, Vice President of the Yer
mont Shropshire Sheep Association, last week
sheared a three-years old Shropshire eve,
owned by Fred Silloway which clipped II
lbs.
Will Richardson was married the 10th, at
Craftsbury to Miss May Robinson of Hard
wick, bv Rev. W. E. Allen. The young cou-
pie are at present stopping with L.. B. Rich
ardson.
Harvey Lampher recently caught three
trout from one pool in the Lamoille river
whose combined weight, dressed, was Az lbs
and measuring 3 feet IL inches. The largest
weighed Obs and 2oZ.
Clayton Brown went to Methuen, Mass,
last Friday with his sister Laura, to make a
Tome with his aunt, Mrs. Laura Moody.
He is to drive a team through the summer
and go to school this fall and winter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
WOIGnTT

Mrs. Sarah Conant is very sick.
A very mall attendance here on Decoration
Day.
M: S. Burnell arrived home from Boston
Friday.
90. Tillotson is very sick with pneumonia
but is gaining slowly.
Mrs. S. III. Peck has returned from Chicago
where she has been through the winter.
Read Haskell's special offer in another
column. de Is Offering some rare bargains.
There will be a sociable at the Universalist
church next Saturday afternoon June 4th
Picnic supper.
Nelson Bruce, who has been west for sever.
al years returned last week to make his
parents a short visit; also, Ezekiel Clifford OF
Ilconderoga, N. Y, is in town.
A. ii. Macarthur, who has for the past two
years been with H. B. Bundy in the grist
mill, closed his labors last Friday. He start,
ed on Monday for Springfield, Mass, where
ne mas a Job IN a bicycle shop.
Many of the friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. II. E. Nelson, called upon them on
Friday evening of last week to remind them
oil the tenth anniversary of their marriage.
All present report a good time.
The members of the G.. A. r. wish to express
thanks to those who SO kindly helped 10
decorate the church for the ser vices held there:
also TO the singers and to those who con.
trlDuted howers for the occasion.
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EAST

frost on the night of May 20.
Ell. Morse attended the Turner-Brush sui
last week at Cambridge.
Minnie Demerritt spent last week in John
son visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Brown of Hyde Park, Mass, was a few
days since, a guest at l.. &. TerrilPs.
A. Demeritt is shingling one side of the roo
to his horse barn is also painting it.
Nellie Brown of Hyde Park, Mass, has beer
spending a few days at her u%ncle's, l.. G. Ter
rill.
Geo. M. Lanpher is now at his brother-in
laws, A.. Demeritt's. He is quite poorly from
overwork and taking cold by his recent triI
to North Hyde Park, to fix up the grave O
his late wife.
Memorial day was observed here, by deco
rating the soldiers graves in the cemetery. by
comrade ID. b. Caswell also many from here
attended the Memorial services al CAMBRIDGE
and taking in, The great war Drama or Ha'
Hazard, in the evening.
Whoever wishes, can get a glimpse of the
comet, now visible to the naked eve, in the
eastern sky on a fair night just before day,
which is a wonderful celestial visitor. VIZ
read in 'fWOrd and Words" it was discovered
by Prof. Swift of Warren Observatory, March
7th, and though reoeding from us, will be yisi,
BILE several weeks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
HARDWICk.

I.P. Titusis having the fronts of his stores
painted.
The Mead's block is nearly finished on the
outside.
c. A. Meningitis has commenced work on
the foundation to his house.
Warner Drenan and wife arrived from
Sprague, Washington, last Monday night.
DR.. H. D. Martin, the ocuIist, can he con-
suited at the Centennial House JUNE 6 until
June II.
The personal property of the late E. P.
Boardman, was sold at auction, and about
$50 was realized.
The town voted a 4 per cent. discount on
all taxes paid in 80 days from the date of
the tax bill. This does not apply to the
highway taX-bill already issued.
Decoration Day Il. ssed off very finely here,
according to prog ame with n fine address
at the church by ey. Mr.. Snow. His ad-
dress was well liked The Post engaged him
TOR next year.
There will be s~oI@sthing done about the
rum business here retty soon. There has
been altogether toe many on the street who
could not go straight il they tried, and it is
time our people t5ok hold of the matter
and cleaned out the ~nulsances.
Only AZ out to the town meeting Saturday
and we learn that Notwithstanding there
was a majority in favor of a celebration and
for appropriating $500, besides what can be
raised other ways, the executive committee
hardly knew whether it was best to celebrate
or not.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
STOWE.

Memorial services were conducted with
their usual success.
The several churches united in observing
Memorial services last Sunday.
Miss Carrie Huse goes to Chicago this week
where she expects to remain for a while.
Children's day will be observed at the NJ.
E. church on the second Sunday in June,
Mr.. L.. McAllister and wife of Cabot, are
visiting among friends in town. They were
formerly from Stowe.
Mr.. W. G.. Ferrin and daughter-in-law,
Mrs. A. W. Ferrin of Montpelier, spent Sun
day in town among friends.
Mr.. James E. Houston is yet quite poorly
and has been under medical care much of the
time since his return from the south.
j. B. Slayton, C. L. Mcmahon and perhaps
Others will avail themselves of the low rates
to Minneapolis during the Minneapolis Con-
v~ention.
DR.. Grout of Waterbury, is often in town =,
practicing among his many friends. Our To-
cal physicians, Drs. Church and Barrows, are
having all they can do both night and day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-02
EDEN.

But few attended Memorial exercises from
this town, on account of the wet morning.
Most of the old soldiers can't stand SO much
exposure now as they could 80 years ago.
Some sneak thief has been operating around
this own and North Hyde Park. A nice
ham and a can oflard were taken from C. p.
Browns house one night recently. A scamp
who would rob the house of Uncle Charles,
would steal the silver from his dead mothers
eyes.
Some acts of vandalism have been peFpe.
trated lately, like the injuring shade trees,
peeping into windoWs in the dark of night.
These acts may seem very smart to some
but are severely denounced by the great
mass of people, and the perpetrators better
take warning and go slow.
The caucus to elect delegates to the Re
publican state convention Sill be held at the
Corners June Is, in the evening. The con-
~vention is to be held at Burlington June god.
Every Republican voter who has any choice
in the several candidates for Governor
should attend the caucus and see that the
rightmen are elected.-Town Committee.
The literary program was curtailed on
Monday at Hyde Park, ON recount of the
sickness of young ladies who had prepared
declarations for that occasion. But those
who did assist deserve special mention for
the excellence of their productions and their
rendering of them, and / would here say that
the reading by Miss Mabel Gray and the
poem by Mrs. Julia DEMO were highly appre-
ciated by the Post and they are rendered
sincere thanks by us.
F. III. RAYMoRE, Adjutant.
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LOWELL,

Emma Duriyage is visiting her sister, Mrs
Eugene Grant.
Charles Greenwood has rented rooms fol
housekeeping in Volney Parker,s building.
Mr.. Charles Greenwood and Miss Florence
Magorty were united in marriage May 18th
Fred Knox and family who have been Wis
iting at l.. r.. Wellman's, have returned tC
their home at Epping, n. II.
Dinner will be served at the Town Hal
on Memorial Day to all who come from a
distance to attend the exercises.
At the last business meeting of the Y.P S.
C.. E. the following officers we're elected to
serve the ensuing six months: President,
F. W. Jones; vice-president, Ross Kinsley
secretary, Jennie Parker.
j. I. Long of Fairfield, has been engaged
to deliver the Memorial Day address here.
The exercises will be held in the Catholic
church, Monday, May 3Oth. Rev. l. P.
Chase will preach the Memorial sermon at
the Baptist church, Sunday, May goth.
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News and Citizen.
MORRISVILLE and HYDE PARK,
Thursday. June 2, 1892.
NOTICES.

-O-
New Hats, Frames, Flowers etc. at Mrs
Luces this week Friday.
All hats bought in May sold at reduced
prices after June LIST, at Mrs. O.. r. Luce's.
Decorated Dinner Set, 5000, at Doty's.
Paint, oil and brushes at Wilson's.
FISHERMEN, Observation-Disclosures is hereby
given that private parties have leased the
s~o-called Charles Burt mill pond, in Stowe,
Tor q term of years, for the purpose of stock
ing the same with trout, and using the same
loo private fishing, and all trespassers will
be prosecuted without fear or favor. This
pond will be patrollCd and carefully protected
GEO. Nj. POWERS, for the Lessees.
Wilson will not be undersold on wall paper.
BUSINESS PLACE For SALE.-Blaeksmith
and Wheelwright Shop with Is horsepower
engine, band saw, splitting saw, two planners,
lathe, thread cutter, &c. The best place in
Vermont Tor business. Work for four men.
Call on or write v. w. JEwETT, Morrisville.
Duplex Burner, decorated, Table Lamps,
$500, at Doty's.
| can make good all | promise you. Doty,
the Furniture man.
The farmers have apparently come to the
conclusion that to use a fertilizer made of
salt, plaster and lime, and costing a mere
nominal sum,-Page is selling the salt at 81
per TOMS much better policy than to buy
high cost fertilizers at least for many uses.
NhAo pm mas ENf
eral times larger than ever before, and is
sun moving off rapidly.
$4,000 buys a new Singer Sewing Machine
at Wilson'S.
Eighty-Five Patterns of Wall Paper, &c up,
at Doty's.
WooLl WOOL WooL!-I will take in wool
at my place in Cady's Falls Tuesdays and
Fridays of each week, Bring it along and
get the highest market price.
R. L. FAIRBANKS.
New Domestic, and New Singer Machines,
$50, at Doty's.
WANTED!-One or two good men to help in
my lumber and dryer business. What WANT
most, Ia a man of ability to go on the road,
(plenty of room, few served) selling dryers
they are now the best as well as the finest
looking ones made. | will pay salary, com
mission, or to the right men will give an in
terest in the business. | need men of ability
more than large amount of capital.
A. F. WHITNEY, Morrisville.
Longman's & Johns Paints warranted at
Doty's.
Furniture, sold cheaper h ever at
Wilson'S.
This week l shall sell you good 10 h., But
ter Tubs at 10 cents, 20 h., at 10 cents, best
Flour, $3.50, best soda, 6 lbs, 20 cents, 4
lbs, good Raisins 25 cents. All kinds of
Boots and Shoes as low as the lowest. Eggs
Is cents per dozen. | pay cash for butter.
H. WAITE, Morrisville.
Thirty styles of Carpets in stock at Doty's.
Home wall colors, s cents a ID at Wilson'S.
| have made arrangements with Bradford
parties to handle Strawberries in large guam
titles. Those who wish berries for preserv-
ing, will find this headquarters and prices low.
HI. WAITE. Morrisville.
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NORTH HYDE PARK

Joseph Burnett now drives a dandy team.
The drum corps played at Hyde Park Mon,
day.
Mr.. Colby of Fairfax, has rented the George
Odds place.
Many of the farmers are planting tbeircorn
for the second time.
Mildred and Minnie Peck were at home
from their school over Sunday.
The dance at Smiths hall was well attend
ed. Thirty couple were present.
Mr.. Wedge and wife of Canada, are visiting
at her fathers, Ephram Harrington.
Cbas. H. Kneeland of Johnson, is moving
into the house vacated by Stephen Miles.
Fine headstones nave been placed at the
graves of N. A. Robinson and Mrs. Croker.
Geo. Allen has just received a car load OF
carriages and agriculture implements. He is
also putting in a line OF groceries.