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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25

Helpful Hints.
The PHILADELPHIA Farm journal drops


The Philadelphia Farm Journal drops
these hints:
Scorch corn on the cob till il forms a
charcoal. Then feed it to the chickens
once or twice a week.
The tool room should have an open
pan of crude petroleum in it. Hoes, etc.,
to be put up for the winter may be
quickly dipped and drained. A sponge
will cover plows, mower, etc, instantly
Put away bright, under oil, they will be
ready for action whenever needed.
Sweep out the wagon house whenever
dirt has accumulated on the floor.
Choose a time when the best carriage
Is out and then the dust will not settle
on it. To prevent clouds of dust, strew
the floor with moist earth or dampened
sawdust.
1t is sometimes recommended to put a
lamp in the cellar when the temperature
is getting near the danger point. A pot
of live Goals covered with sheet iron or
a skillet is better 1t makes more heat
aud is not unsafe. The lamp may ex-
plode or be knocked over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25

If the barn is 40 by 60 feet it will cost,
together with the basement, about 5000
or 81 900, covered with rough boards, or
81 200 or 81 800 if they they are planned
and painted, and with more finish. A
heavy coat Of crude petroleum, put on
the unplaned surface with a coarse
brush by common active laborer, and
requiring not more than two barrels of
the oil, will cost So.
Readers will decide whether they viii
have such barn as in Fig. 2 for about
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
Queer Things in Science.

Fourteen years ago Professor Pic
tet, of Geneva, reduced hydrogen
for the first time to liquid. 1t was
regarded as nothing more than a
freak of scientific luxury. But the
professor, established now with com
plete laboratories in Berlin, has not
only produced almost incredible cold
but has turned his powers to practical
purposes. Mercury, for instance, has
been frozen hard enough to be cast
into the form of a tuning fork, and
so have its elasticity measured.
And if the commercial must come
in, to make a thing practical, give
erin has been crystallized and brandy
frozen-with the effect in the latter
case of imparting a "mellowness"
only obtainable hitherto by long
keeping. Most important of all, by
this means it is found that chloro-
form can be thoroughly purified
result almost impossible by other
means.-Young Man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
MR. FIELDS DESCRIPTION OF A THRILLING
SCENE IN MIDOCEAN.

But our work was not over. After landing
the cable safely at Newfoundland we had an
Dther task, to return to midocean and recover
that lost in the expedition of last year QS65).
This achievement has perhaps excited more
surprise than the other. Many even now do
not understand it," and every day am asked,
How was it donei" Well, it does seem rather
difficult to fish for jewel at the bottom of the
ocean 21S miles deep. But it is not so very diff
cult when you know how.
Once, on the 18th of August, we got the
cable up and had it in full sight for five
minutes-a long, Shiny monster, fresh from
the ooze of the oceans bed-but our men began
to cheer so wildly that it seemed to be fright
ened, and suddenly broke away and went
down into the sea. This accident kept us at
work two weeks longer, but finally on the last
night of August, we caughtsit. We had cast
the grapnel thirty times.
1t was a little before, midnight on Friday
that we hooked the cable, and it was a little
after midnight Sunday morning when we got
1t on board. All who were allowed
to approach crowded forward to see it,
yet not q word was spoken; only the voices
of the officers in command We're heard Civ
ing ortI-----~ aff-fcit . II life and death
hung on the issue. II was only when it was
brought over the bow and on to the deck
that men dared to breathe Even then they
hardly believed their eyes. Some crept toward
it to feel of it to be sure it was there.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25


they raked to recover it again and three
times they caught it, but no rope could be
found strong enough to haul the monster
on board
When the results of all the experiments
were summed up it was decided to go
ahead Just once more; Il new company was
formed with 5000, 900 capital, Field putting
in $4,000 of his waning funds.
On Friday, July ID, 1866, the Great
Eastern again set sail and all went well.
Dispatches reporting the progress of the
war then going on in Germany were re-
ceived daily through the payed out portion
and the coil on shipboard, and posted up
on deck alongside the record of the Great
Eastern's marvellous sail, and on the 9th
the American end of the cable landed in
the harbor of Hearts Content. Just as
the surplus coil was cut for final anchor
age of the shore end, II message came
through 4=9m London congratulating the
cable layers upon the completion of their
work. Separated from those cordial SEN
fences by only IA dash was the eight word
announcement, Treaty of peace signed
between Prussia and Austria"
GEORGE l.. KILMER
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25

A SONG OF THE CABLE.
Come, listen all unto my song;
1t is no silly fable
TITS all about the mighty cord
They call the Atlantic cable.
Bold Cyrus Field, he said, says he,
Il have pretty notion
That can run a telegraph
Across the Atlantic ocean,
Then all the people laughed and said
They'd like to see him do it;
He might get half seas over, but
He never could get through it.
To carry out his foolish plan
He never would be able;
He might as well go hang himself
With his Atlantic cable.
But Cyrus was valiant man,
A fellow of decision,
And needed not their hooking words,
Their laughter and derisiOn.
Twice did his bravest efforts fail,
And yet his mind was stable;
He want the man to break his heart
Because he broke his cable.
"Once more, my gallant boys" he cried;
"Three timesi'-you know the fable;
c'I'll make it thirty" muttered he,
"But what I'll lay this cableYD
John G. SAKE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
When Plows Were Invented.

During the reign in China of King
Shen Nung She (2737 to 1886 B. O.
he not only discovered the curative
virtues of plants, but also first fash
Toned timber into plows and taught
the people the art of husbandry and
instituted the practice of holding
markets for exchange of commodi-
ues.-Philadelnhia Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25

BARN WITH IMPROVED EXTERIOR.
$1,000 or upward, or one like Fig. for
$500, not counting the basement in either
case.
These figures are only approximate,
and are liable to much variation with
the prices of materials and lumber, the
degree of finish given to the various
parts, the ability of the carpenter and
the skill of the owner in directing the
work
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
High Spout from a Wen.

An artesian well recently sI,nl, 70
uePtn OF 1000 feet in Palo, HIS. Yields
siiilclent pressure to throw n siren,
Oh water 100 feet high. New YorL
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25

HE thanks OF the
a m erican con-
gress have been
jealousy reserved
for great captains
who on land or
sea win battles
that deserve the
highest recogni-
ton the republic
can bestow, but
when the Thirty
MIN h congress
made an exception
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
The Sea Cable War.
CYRUS w. FIELDS BATTLES FOR
THE OCEAN WIRE.

Thirteen Years of His Prime Expended in
the Enterprise-HaIf the World Scohed
and the Other Half Doubted, Yet He
Won.
Copyright, 1892, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-25
EXTERIOR OF BARNS.

THE BARN PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
To assist this latter class Country Gen
tleman makes these remarks concerning
the accompanying designs:
We give two engravings, one represent
ing barn where some attention is given
to the outside appearance, and the other
one of the plainest character. The in
terror arrangements of both are nearly
alike, except that the handsome one, Fig.
., has basement which is partly occu-
pied with cattle stalls and tUolroom
while Fig. has them on the common
floor Fig. may be covered with un-
planned boards and vertical battens, while
Fig has vertical boards without the
battens. The additional cost Of Fig. 2, as
compared with Fig. l, will not vary
greatly from the following.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
FuN AND SENTIMENT.

The man who loves his neighbor as
himself has sold his hens.-Lynn Item.
TRUE enough, rightly looked into,
clothes don't make man; but how
about habits?
COMMITTEES are admirable things,
but 1t has been said If the ark had
been built by committee it would not
have been finished yet"
FARMER Ito dripping wheelman, who
accidentally fell into the stream)-"I
You fellers wouldn't ride them blamed
things SO fast ye wouldn't sweat SO.
AT Southsea. She -"Oh. James, how
grand the sea Is, How wonderful |
do 50 like to hear the roar of the
ocean" He-"So do |, Elizabeth;
please keep quiet
EprroR's SoN-'I asked papa when
the millennium was comm. and if Mars
was inhabited, an If il was going to
rain next Fourth Of July; an he said he
didn't know don,, see how he ever
got to be a editor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
ELECTRICAL DolNGs.

II is stated that the Russian Govern
ment is about to purchase the telephone
system.
a NOVEL electric lamp is one in the
form Of hen sitting on "a nest Of lu-
minous eggs.
ELECTRIC bell signals are said 10 be
found very useful in navigating the
streets Of London during the foggy sea.
son.
The electric street cars OF Albany. y.
y. are provided with an automatic de-
vice that shows the name Of each street
just before it is reached.
4 NEW incandescent lamp for railway
cars has a thick flament. which. If un-
coiled, would be longer than the ordi-
nary one. The glass bulb is shorter.
having no neck.
a SUBMARINE electric lamp which
was tested at Toulon, illuminated .
radius Of one hundred feet Ii at
tracted fish in thousands, which d5eked
about it like moths at a candle
A RECENT Improvement in electric an
nunciators is thus described. Each
new call is made to restore to its place
the drop which indicated the previous
call, SO that it is no longer necessary to
depend upon servant or attendant to
do il.
Now THAT the inventor Of the incan-
descent lamp has been named by the
courts, the nest big lawsuit in the cleo
trical field is announced as pertaining
to the discovery Of the trolley system of
electric traction
Az electric light, for the use NJ travel
crs who wish to read. is a recent 7di-
ti7n to tae ears on British railwars. one
aaJoias each sat. and q penny 3npe6
in q st9t makes il fash forth Il burns
is haIa 81 h.nr. when it pramp goes
o3l5. anna another penny is ri j IS
make Is burst t9rth afse-h
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
4 ,inme Llttle Indians llnr.

Can You fancy Indian children, out on
the wild western plains playing at any
thing as mild as Button, button; who's
got the button?" or London Brdge?"
Yet the sc games are two amusements
of which they are very fond. They
make much more of these games than
we do, and usually play them out-of-
doors with, often, big circle of braves
and chieftains for spectators.
Another game, which is the greatest
favorite OF all, is Wool Ball" One Of
the young warriors winds bit of raw
wool or loose cotton into loose ball.
All then seat themselves in circle and
the leader takes his place in the center.
The ball is tossed toward the leader and
the game is begun. AS soon as the ball
gets near enough to him, the leader.
without touching the ball. blows il to
some one in the ring. 1t is INN adiate-
ly blown back TO him, and so the play
goes on. When the leader succeeds il,
blowing hard enough to send the ball
outside the circle, he Is relieved from
his post in the center and in his place
is put the one who has allowed the ball
TO go outside N. Y. Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

A horse win travel 400 yards in four
and one-half minutes at n walk. 400
yards in two minutes at a trot 400
yards in one minute at a galop The
usual work Of horse is taken at ~
SEQ pounds, raised one foot per minute
for eight hours per day A horse will
carry $50 pounds twenty five miles per
day OF eight hours An average draft
horse will draw 900 pounds twenty
three miles perday, weight of wagon
included. The average weight Of
horse is 1000 pounds, and his strength
is equal 70 that Of five men. The
greatest amount horse can pull III
Horizontal line is soc pounds, but he
can only do this monrantarily; in con
tinued eNertion proba bly, half Of this is
the limit tie attains his growth in
five years. viii live twenty-five aver
age sixteen years. a horse viii live
twenty-five DAYS on water without
solid food, seventeen days without cat
ing or drinking, but only five days on
solid food without drinking Indiana
Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
DELICIOUS DEsszRrs.

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
a LITTLE BoYs MISTAKES.

III Ii EOIS MIS- AXES.
Some q the Thiees That Are worth More
Than Size or strength.
A boy would not be worth much II he
never made mistakes. and was never
told Of them There IS hope for boy
in proportion to the number Of mis-
takes he makes and afterward corrects.
One Of the most common mistakes Of
boy e what ne wants He IS apt to
want Iost things he hasn't, and one Of
the things a small boy hasn't and
bankers after most of all is size. O.
how he does pine for size. lie waits
and counts days, and scratches the wall
with pencil marks, and stretches him
self mp trying to catch up with his big
brother. And all the time he may be
more Of a man than his big brother. if
only he would put the right kind of
measure IN place Of foot rule.
You ha~- heard Of the Irishman who
went TO market to bug the most for his
money, and finding that turnips were
SO much cheaper than potatoes, bought
four bushels instead Of two Of pota-
toes. But he was very much surprised
to learn that heaurnips were seventy
five per cent water, and that he might
have bought package he could have
carried in his vest pocket that would
have contained the same amount Of
nutriment IS his four bushels Of turnips
This was case when size was deceiv-
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

Itch on human and horses and allani
mails cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never
fails. Sold by Stone & Hassell Drug
gists, Lancaster WIS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

Cough Cream is scientific :
pound fol- coughs and colds, prepared
by well-known druggist from the for
mula of celebrated physician, and
must not be classed with the many
quack compounds in market. Your
druggist sells it. so cts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

"A snake in the grass is all the
more dangerous from being uu.us-
pect,d SO are mary # TIE blood med
icines offered the public. To avoid all
risk, ask your druggist fer Ayers Sar-
saparllla, and also for Ayers Almanac,
which is just out for the new year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
a LARGE PET.


Little Sephorisba Floise and the Great
Elephant q me iafk'
when lot was four years old She was
Ine t'",'se ''.s.s tl1. 5o'1 Sc =.
~ 'la.l' ia'.',' 9i'' A@ etsi.' ~"
cause g, i'e' ,''"i a'lae was OPIUM 500
aii
.a"- ie4 "3 15e h'.A 2 l1s..e HIFl
NOW
- rs.
was o.s
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saE eAt 6aE DOGS a9d
R.t HoEa supp
aA. tEe Aadl inr
He.
11t
wana Ee1.e uth n1#at
esa fn
l'aaF Astr aa ha~ a-
ther fHl "Hsfa EnH vaH tHa0
ming @se rs hol f#aH q aiI
thH 'faa Iar aas
aoW bait replied Eat. p-anuttv.
"hnt there's lots an5 te an4 lots 81
room outdoors and would avs q
font
"oh. sold pana. wen wou'd2 We'll
I'm glad vau haven gat n"t as hieas
that but I'm tell ron what SON can
Do. Once q weet nurse can take yoa 70
the park te see the animals. ana YOU
can pretend that they arc vonrs.
So every week nurse and Tot won't to
the park where the elephants and The
ther animals We're kept and Tot was
as happy as could BE. 1t was very
strange that little girl should have
such fondness for wild animals, but It
was 50.
There was m enormous elephant
there, nearly as big as poor old Jumbo,
and Tot was happy as long as She
could feed him. Every bright penny
she got was put away 20 buyppeanuts
for her elephant" as papa called him
his real name was Jack-and finally
he came to know Tot
Nurse was not so brave as her tiny
charge and did not care for elephants
in the least Every day Jack used 70
carry people around on his back, and it
was Tots one great sorrow that she
could not ride too It was all because
nurse was afraid of big Jack. and could
not be coaxed t. climhun the stems aud
sit in the box THAT he carried on his
back 50 Tot hal rs he content with
feeding him: hat She often said that
when She grow AN Ia be a biz Girl and
could go out n lone, She would ,pend All
her time in riding on elephants
"All right, laughed papa. when size
told him this once; '.vou uiN spend all
vour money too. as we'll as vanr tf,ne
that way"
But Tot did not care: She thought
there was no better wav 10 use money
than to snend II upon elenhants.
one dav Tot and nurse were later
than usual in going to the mark Tot
carried biz bag Of pcanuts for Jacl,
but when they reached .Iocl,.s nlace
they found that he had gone tn take
people riding. Nurse was very veil
pleased at this. for she never liked IN ro
near Jack. but. oh. how Tot did epvv
those happy people that were Going 70
have a ridel
They walked down tho r,tb tow, a
the place where lack stood peov,,.
were climbing mn the sters a. Jaci,,.
aide. and taking their seo+. N .ho 49,
that he carried Tot stood :. a.,
lance. watching them she Vas otra;d
that nurse would not ,ya;t ,,rt;l 49,, "a; A..
wasover and that Tacl, ,vo,,,a -. -.
his nearr.. Al this tbor(rbt hsr e,,os
6IIed With tsars The seats 49, ~
tolrsp ~ last and Iocl, stor+o5 ~
with his keener seated On bis be,d
Nurse was NOT ATTENDING - Tot ~ ~.
moment but lool,;ng =, sorna h-;rh.-
colored h;rds - caco IA +birie;n,
bo,y ,;co tbe;, To-, tbers ,,,,,,Ia III, =, =
nat that she was making
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

For pain in the stomach. colo and
cholera morbus there is nothing better
than Chamberlain Collie, Cholera aud
DiarrhUa Remedy. Fer sale by JOS
7. Bennett, Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
Rheumatism Cured in 4 Day.

Mystic Cl'r TOR Rheumatism and
Neura g,a radte4i,y cur t. 3 DAYS.
lts action upon the SYSTEM j. remark
ahle and mN ~tevious. II removes st
once the cause and the disease immed-
lately disappears The first dose great
IL benefits, - cents Sold and guaran-
teed by Stone and Hassell. Druggists
Lancaster NiS. #
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses. Blood SPAWN
Cnrb~, Spln,s. Sweeney. Ring Bone.
Stiles, Spiajus. swollen Threats,
Coughs, ere save $50 b, use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder
ful Blemj~h cure ev-r known. Sold by
stone < He-.e Druggists. Lancaster,
Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

1T goes without saving remalks
the editor, and then for fear it will not
90. says 1t over and over again for q
column or two.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

The two best rules for system of
rhetoric are. first have something to
say, and, next. say it.-Emmons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

We suppose a sailor comes to be 4
.tar" as the result of the pitch of his
vessel Binghanlton Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

An evil saver differs from an evil do
er only IN the want of opportunity or,
the difference is but slight between a
caumniator and an assassin Qujn-
lillian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22

The joints and muscles are so lubu-
Gated by Hoods Sarsaparilla that aH
rheumatism and stilToess soon disapper
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-12-22
Why Suffer /?
When you can be Cured

Thousands are suffering with
Torpid Liver-thc symptoms are
Depression of Spirits, Indiges-
ton, Constipation, Headache.
DR.. Sanford's Liver Invigorator
is a reliable remedy for Liver
Disorders. 1t cures thousands
every year; why not try
DR.. Sanford's Liver Invigoratorf
Your Druggist will supply you.
The morning call., 1892-11-02
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Streetwerk Jobs.

If the Non-Partisans eject their Supervi-
sors one of the first things that should be
urged upon them is the passage of an OTdl-
nance requiring each street contractor to
make oath, before he can get the usual war
rant that he has done his work TO the sat-
isfactiOn Of the Street Department; that he
has charged all tho Droperty-owners In the
block the same price for the work done.
In very few cases, indeed, is this now the
case. The street contractor. but especially
the asphaltum- pavement contractor, makes
bis bid al high price. He then goes TO the
owners in block and makes discounts OF
from 10 10 90 per cent on the price
named. This discount is graded by the
willingness or obduracy he experiences in
getting the owners to sign for the work
Ii they sign quickly he makes a small GIs-
count only; If they long resist and refuse
he takes oil 30 to 80 Der cent. This system
prevails in private street contracts only, in
which the consent Of three-fourths of the
owners is necessary The remaining owners
have to pay III full Thus one-fourth Of the
owners are made pay an unjustly high
price while the other three-fourtbs, by whose
consent the work is pushed through. are al
lowed heavy discounts. OF course this IS an
outrage and comes of the street contractor
driving streetwork through tor his own en-
ployment and profit, that no one but him
self asked for or wished done. On each con-
tract the prOpeTty-owner signs that he will
pay full price. but he secures q private
agreement OF rebate. Propsrty-owners who
sign such contracts become parties to gross
frauds. This crooked path, created by
street contractors, must be Strengthened out
by their being areQuired TO make oath that
on each street contract they have charged
each owner in the block the same price per
front foot and that each owner has actually
paid the uniform rate mentioned in the con-