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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Character In the Bell Ring.

Doorbells are pretty good indicators of
character. Probably you have not been
conscious of it, but every time you pull
doorbell you register what manner of
man you are. Your ring will not tell
everything about you, from the color of
your eyes to your taste in flowers, but
to those who know the signs the doorbell
is as good as a title page.
Any one who has had occasion to an
swer bell pulls knows how much differ
ence there is in them. One persons
method varies very little from time to
time, though the difference between that
method and somebody else, while slight,
will be sufficiently well marked. 1t is
seldom that two rings are exactly alike.
The housewife recognizes each-the
impatient man, who pulls the bell twice
in quick succession and does not wait
long before trying it again; the one of
more phlegmatic temperament, whose
ring is slower and more substantial; the
hesitating woman, who draws the knob
out in a succession of nervous jerks; the
seedy individual with matches to sell,
who stretches the wire carefully to its
full length and then allows it to relax
with q faint, apologize tinkle, and the
jolly friend who knows he is welcome
and therefore grasps the knob with a
hearty swing that is fairly eloquent with
good nature and sets the bell to shaking
its sides with such peals of echoing
laughter that it positively cannot stop
at once, but subsidies gradually with a
merry, irrepressible little litter. A door
bell has as many voices as visitors
Yankee Blade.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
A Remarkable Diet.

All that appertains to food for invalids
comes naturally under woman's prov
ince; therefore it sounds very strange to
folks who are experienced in the dietary
of invalids to hear what Senator STAN
ford's food had been restricted to for six
weeks previous to his death. Unless
there were complications that rendered
other foods impossible it would seem
that the last thing to give a man with
heavy apoplectic tendencies would be a
diet of beef. Meat, and especially beef,
increases the pressure of the blood on
the arteries, which have already very
thin walls in sufferers with such tenden-
cies. A diet of fruits or vegetables or
skimmilk suits most people under such
conditions, when beef only makes mat
tiers worse. There may have been cir
eumstances rendering fruit improper or
milk indigestible, but there seems hard
ly anything n man could take that would
make more danger to his circulatory sys-
tenn then fresh hashed meat.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Minuteness of the Silkworm's Thread.

From careful and reliable expert
ments made by Professor Henry
Newton, Dr.. William Lutterwort and
Miss Henrietta Rhodes, it appears
that 3grain ball of silk as spun by
the silkworm would, upon being I'M
wound, measure 404 yards. At this
rate a single pound of such thread
would reach from the east end of the
Eads bridge to the very northwest
limits of the city of Omaha, and still
there would be enough left to make
a strong clothes line of regulation
length. To be exact, pound of such
threads could be made to extend ex,
actly 535 miles.
Reasoning from this same basis
(4O4 yards to every three grains, dry
weight, we find that enough of such
threads could be stuffed into coffee
sack to reach around the world-47
pounds being sufficient If the threads
OF some of the lesser spiders be used
as computation, the result is still
more startling. The writer has heard
noted entomologist declare that
enough of certain kind of such
webs to encompass the earth II times
could be oppressed into a common wine
glass! Verify, there are little won
ders as well as great ones.-St. Louis
Republic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Dangers of NIodcrotc Dr,Dl,,,.

Sir William Gull, the late honored
physician to the queen, gave this warn
ing word: There is good deal of in
jury done to health by the habitual usC
of wines and alcohol in its various shapes
even in SO called moderate quantities.
People are injured by drink without be-
ing drunkards. There is point short
of drunkenness in which a man may in
jure his constitution considerably by
means of alcohol.
"A man may drink day by day and al
most kill himself with drink, and even
his near friends not know it. / hardly
know any more potent cause OF disease
than alcohol. There is disease of the
liver, which is of very common occur
renee, and then from disease of the liver
weget disordeFed conditions of the blood,
and consequent upon that we get dis
eased kidneys, we get diseased nervous
system, we get govt, and we get dis
eased heart"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
An Impressionist Sketch,

One of the good deacons in a certain
church is also the superintendent OF
the Sunday school, and although he is
not an artist he frequently illustrates
points in the lesson by the use of the
blackboard. These exercises are for
the special benefit of the younger por.
ton of the school, and the superin-
tendent has habit of arousing the
children's interest by asking ques
lions about what he has drawn.
Having drawn the representation
OF a crown one Sunday, much after
the stereotyped style of all such roy
al appendages, he said, "Now, what
one of the little folks can tell me
what this is2'
Several raised their hands, but the
superintendent eye was caught by
little fellow on the front seat.
"Well, Johnnie, you may tell"
Proud of his distinction above his
fellows, the boy rose smilingly and
shouted, "A pincushionl !" - Boston
Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
ODDS AND ENDS.

The New Anio aqueduct at Rome was
SO miles long.
It is said that disinterestedness is not
a mountain virtue.
When talking, give each syllable its
proper value or length.
This is the centennial year of Protes-
tant missionary work in India.
No one can breathe a greater height
than seven miles from the earth.
A chronic borrower is a person whom
all sooner or later learn to avoid.
People sometimes make the most noise
in church when they are sound asleep.
The root of the brier is the only wood
which does not burn when exposed to
fire.
Remove grease from garments by
sponging with one tablespoonful of salt
to four of alcohol.
The smallest baby at birth was born at
Bucksport, Me. When % hours old, it
weighed but 20 ounces.
The French chamber has recently APP
propriated 100000 to be expended in
planting the mountains with trees.
During the complicated process Of
manufacturing stamps they are counted
II times in order to guard against pill
fering.
The banana seeds only in one small
spot on the earth-the Andaman islands.
Everywhere else it must be raised from
suckles.
Early rebukes and shames of light
quality have frequently prevented, at a
later date, heavy agonies of chagrin and
remorse.
At Plymouth vessel weighing 200
tons was lifted clean on to the broad sea
wall at the breakwater by the force of
the waves.
The fourth verse of the twentieth
chapter of Revelation contains more
words than any other verse in the New
Testament.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20

One of the practical results of the
great good done by the sewing classes
held among society women during the
past season is a determined effort about
to be made to place the sewing schools of
New York on a more practical and sci
entiic basis.
Notwithstanding the large number of
these schools and the great change
wrought duxing the last few years in all
industrial education, the sewing schools
still remain in large measure isolated,
and those engaged in this work are with
out the advantages of comparing expert
ences with others working along the
same lines and receiving suggestions
from them.
In view of this fact it has been pro-
posed that a conference of sewing school
workers be held at the Teachers college.
New York Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
An Odd Occupation.

Cincinnati has man who follows O
unique vocation, of which he says: "A
preacher hires me to wander about town
and report to him little incidents or
queer ideas that strike me- He takes
these and weaves them into his sermons
For instance. a preacher who has Il large
congregation with much visiting to do
could not, if he were SO inclined, visit
all the public meetings, the resorts of
gamblers and drunkards. the factories
and the slums of the city. lam the eyes
through which he sees these things. and
using my information he speaks learn
eddy and intelligibly of all phases of life
and sets his congregation a-wondering
where he gets time to see SO much. He
is thus enabled to interest every element
in his congregation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
A Typical Purchase.

An American purchaser asked the
advice of a distinguished French
painter who was visiting New York
as to what picture he should buv
in a certain dealers gallery. The
Frenchman strongly recommended a
picture by an American artist, the
price of which was $500. But the
name of the American artist was we
will say, Toodles. "Oh," said the pa.
tron of art, II don't want to hang in
my house picture by man named
Toodles. Why not get that Lerollo
over there9 It's about the same size y
But" said the French artist .,i+
is not so good as Toodles', and the
price is 81, 800"
Never mind" replied the Amer
can magnate, when / show the
picture to my friends l want to he
able to say it's a Lerolle-not a
Toodles." And forthwith he bouobt
the Lerolle at 81, 500, against his for,
eign advisers advice. George Par.
sons Lathrop in Harper's.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Animals and Smoking.

In the Berlin geological gardens
Professor Baul Meyerheim, a painter
of animal life, has been trying the
effects of the fragrant weed on vari-
Gus denizens of the gardens with re-
suits as novel as they are undoubted-
ly amusing. Chief among the sub
jects of his experiments was the
brown bear He declares that the
common brown bears" are genuine
enthusiasts for tobacco.
when puff my cigar smoke into
their cage" he remarks, 'they rush
to the front. rubbing their noses and
backs against the bars through which
the smoke has penetrated.
The professor, with some temerity,
once experimental on the lion. The
creature was asleep, and this was the
moment selected for putting a vol
ume of tobacco smoke in his face.
Did he at once wake up with a saw
age growl, lash his tail, and spring
ing at the bar, shake the massive iron9
Not at all. He awoke and 'stood
on his legs" which seems a natural
enough attitude to adopt, and
'sneezed powerfully" Then he qui-
city lay down on his side and "ele-
waited his nose for a second dose" 1t
may be news to some to hear that
goats, stays and llamas all devour to-
bacco and cigars with remarkable
Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20

Elder S. S. Beaver, of McAllister-
vile, Juniatta Co., Pa, says his wife
is subject to cramp in the stomach.
Last summer she tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa Remedy
for it, and was much pleased with the
speedy relief it afforded. She has
since used it whenever necessary and
found that it never fails. For sale by
III. j. Dwinell, Morrisville; Holmes &
Cowles, Johnson; DR.. T. p. Hubbell,
Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Georgia Method of Testing Melons.

Various persons have what they deem
to be infallible methods of ties; ing mel
ons, but we must be content 10 accept
the Judgment of the Georgia farmer
who, after experimenting for years, final
ly learned how to easily distinguish ripe
from a green watermelon. If" said
he, ''the edges of the skin on each side of
the scar are. left ragged or granulated,
the melon is ripe, but if the edges of the
scar are smooth and even, and the
thumb nail has dug into the rind in
places, and the skin does not come off
clean, then the melon is green. You can
easily learn on two melons, one ripe and
the other green (after they have been cut
OPEN, and noting the difference.-Brook
Ign Eagle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20

"My little boy was very bad off for
two months with diarrhea. We nsed
various medicines, also called in two
doctors, but nothing done him anv
good until we used Chamberlain :
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
which gave immediate relief and soon
cured him. | consider it the pEsT
medicine made and can conscientions-
ly recommend it to all who need q
diarrh9a or collie incidence I r
Hare, Trenton, Tex. % and so cent
bottles for sale by HI. j. Dwinell Nor
risville; Holmes & Cowles, Johnson ::
DR.. T. p. Hubbell, Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20

Last fall | was taken with a kind OF
summer complaint, accompanied with
a wonderful diarrhGa. Soon after
my wife's sister, who lives with us,
was taken in the same way. We used
almost everything without benefit.
Then ] said, let us try Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa Remedy,
which we did, and that cured us right
away. | think much of il, as il did
for me what it was recommended to
do. John Hertzler, Bethel, Berks Co,
Pa. % and so cent bottles for sale
by HI. Dwinell, Morrisville; Holmes
4 Cowles, Johnson; DR.. T. p. Hub
bell, Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Hired inst rinhk

Tt6e0 JUST TtgNg
Liver, Stomach, and Bowels, by
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
do it in just the right way, too
by using Natures own methods.
That's why they're better than tho
dreadful, old fashioned pills, with
their gripping and violence.
But they're better in every way.
In size, for instance, and dose.
They're the smallest and the cas-
lest to take; only one little Pellet
is needed for n gentle laxative
three for n cathartic. They cleanse
and regulate the system thoroughly
but it's done easily and naturally.
Sick Headache, Bilious Headache,
Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious
Attacks, and all arrangements Of
the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are
prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed 20 give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned. You pay only for value
received.
Something else, that pays the
dealer better, may be offered as
Just as good" Perhaps it is, for
him, but it can't be, for you.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
It was for the Princess of Wales

It was for the Princess of Wales
that the Jersey bodice was originally
brought out, and when Mrs Langtry
wanted one of the glove fitting, seam
less waists she couldn't get it. 1t
was not until her royal highness
tired of the snug bodice that the Jer-
sey Lily could get it, though it came
out finally under her name and pa
tronage. New York Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
or;,,ry Instead of comnlo..

with perjury. Instead of complaining
how hard you have it, go home, take mn
your Bible full of promises, get down on
your knees before God and thank him
for what you have instead OF Spending
SO much time in complaining about what
you have not.
AN AWFUL SHIPwRECK.
Some of you remember the shipwrecl
of the Central America. This noble
steamer had, / think, about 500 passen-
gers aboard. Suddenly the storm came
and the surges trampled the decks and
swung into the matches, and there went
I'D a hundred voiced death shrek. The
foam on the jaw of the wave; the pitch
ing of the steamer as though it We're
leaping a mountain; the dismal flare of
the signal rockets; the long cough Of the
steam pipes; the hiss of the extinguished
furnaces; the walking of God on the
wave! The steamer went not down with
out struggle.
AS the passengers stationed themselves
in rows to bale out the vessel, bark to
the thump of the buckets as men unused
to toll, with blistered hands and strained
muscle, tug for their lives. There is a
sail seen against the sky. The flash of
the distress gun is sounded. Its voice is
heard not, for it is choked in the louder
booming of the sea. A few passengers
escaped, but the steamer gave one great
lurch and was gone! So there are some
men who sail ON prosperously in life.
Ais well, all's well. But at last some
financial disaster comes-a euroclydon.
Down they gol the bottom of this CON-
mercial sea strewn with shattered hulks.
But because your property goes do
not let your soul go. Though all else
perish, save that, for have to tell you
of more stupendous shipwreck than
that which have just mentioned. God
launched this world 5000 years ago. 1t
has been going on under freight Of
mountains and immortals, but one day
it will stagger at the cry of fire. The
timbers of rock will burn, the mountains
flame like masts and the clouds like sails
in the Judgment hurricane. Then God
shall take the passengers off the deck,
and from the berths those who have long
been asleep in Jesus, and he will set
them far beyond the reach of storm and
peril.
But how many shall go down? That
will never be known until it shall be an
nounced one day in heaves-the ship
wreck of world! Oh, my dear hearers,
whatever you lose, though your houses
go, though your lands go, though all
your earthly possessions perish, may
God Almighty, through the blood Of the
everlasting covenant, save all your souls.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
Like Son, Like Father.

my son." said Jinkins to his boy, II
understand that you go behind the
scenes at the burlesque."
mo, father-neverp lied young jim
kins.
"Tm sorry" said Jinkins, with sigh.
~ was going to ask you to take me with
you next time."-Truth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
$500 REWARD =

We VIII pay the above reward for any case Of
Liver complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick IIeaIache
Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness We
cannot cure with Vests Vegetable Liver pills
Mheh TIE directions are strictly compiled with
10y a.S ,puIell Vegetable, and never fail 10
give satisfaction. Sugar Coated Large Rox
es, containing 30 Pills, % cents. Heware ~
,lnit sr Inc genuine manufactured only
ILL. Sole by all Druggists ''N'
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-11-29
THE MOUNTAIN LABORED.
Result of Twenty Years Of Democratic
Tariff Talk.

Result of Twenty Years Of Democratic
Tariff Talk.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-The new
tariff bill 10 made public TO, day, 1t is q
most radical measure. The free list has
q wide scope.
Reciprocity is repudisted. This will
necessitate the reSdjustment Of the
treaties with those South American
countries which enjoy reciprocity with
the United States.
The bounty on sugar 10 to be repealed
by easy grsduations, and will not reach
its conclusive effect until after the close
Of the present century.
On and after March !, 1894, the fol-
lowing articles will be added to the free
list: All binding twine, measuring not
more than 600 feet to the pound; sui
phate Of copper, coke, preparations and
products Of coal tar, natural ccloEs or
dyes, oxide Of cobalt, copper ore, old
copper, clippings from new copper and
all composition metals Of which copper is
a component part, copper cement, copper
in plates, bars, ingots or pigs not manu-
factured, cotton ties of iron or steel, dia-
monds or jewels to be used in the manu-
facture Of Clocka or watches, fresh fish,
fur, undressed, iodine, sublimsted iron
ore, sienna, cotton seed oil, painting in
oil or water colors, statuary Of certain
character; plowD, tools, and disc hRrrows,
hsrvesters, respers, drills, mowers, horse
rakes, cultiVstors, threshing machines,
and cotton gins; quicksilver, salt, carded
and COmbed silk and silk partially manu-
fsctured from cocoons Of waste silk; sui.
phur ore and pyrites, and sulphurate
iron in It's natural state, SulphSte Of soda;
all wearing apparel and other personal
effects, all timber and lumber, lath and
piokets, etc. Provided that If any ex-
port duty be laid upon any OF the above
articles, all said articles from said coun-
try shall retain the present duty, all
kinds Of cabinet wood in log, rough or
hewn, bamboo and rattan unmRnufac-
tured and all woods suitable for sticks
for umbrellas, parasols, sunshsdes, walk
ing sticks, or whips, all wool Of sheep,
hair Of camel, goat and other like ami
mails, all rags or waste composed wholly
or in part Of wool. The following articles
except those provided for in this act are
placed on the free list; all building and
monumental stone, except marble, mica
and metallic minerals, substances in
crude state and metals unwrought, meats
prepared or preserved, soup.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-11-29

1APSnuAVuHS9 huu bPpEOPElbbAOuB buSS0 II
a tghting chance that it will rival the
"billion dollar congress-" and in regard
to speeches and debate it bids fslr to ex-
Gel the "billiOn word congress- which
hes just closed.
The tariff will be tinkered with con-
siderably, and discussion on this meas
ure will take up most Of the earlier part
OF the session. II is somewhat early to
give any intelligent statement as to what
congress Is likely to do, but the general
impression is that the duties on imports
will be brought down to a basis Of "rev-
enue only" This is conceded to bo q
tariff averaging about 25 per cent, the
lowest duties being about 4 per cent. and
the highest 100 per cent. The duties on
wool goods will be fixed at about 40 Dor
cent What the ways and means COM
mittee Of the house will report Ia, Of
course, mere speculation; but the above
figures represent the ideas Of several
prominent senators and Representatives.
The democrats will try to put wool on
the free list, but it is doubtful whether
the senate will agree. The Populists
will oppose such change unless woolen
goods are also put on the free list. If
the Populists can secure one democratic
vote they will hold the balance Of power,
and it Is not improbable that such vote
may be gained. The Peoples party sena-
tors are confident that there will be at
least one democrat who is willing to
treat the farmer equally Rs the msnufac-
turer. II there is one, then we will not
hRVe free wool this session.
Whatever financial legislation may be
enacted this winter will not differ ma
teriRlly from the policy which has been
pursued thus far by the administration,
IL we are to believe Mr.. Carlisle. At q
twenty-dollaE-a-plSte banquet in New
York last Tuesday evening, he spplsuded
the action Of the extraordinary session
in regard to the repeal of the Sherman
law, and he said that "gold is the only
money" though he thinks enough small
silver should be in circulation to ade-
qustely meet the demands Of the people.
Mr.. Carlisle predicted that q period OF
unbounded prosperity will begin at once.
1t is not unlikely that the farmers will
be cared for during the present session.
The committee on agriculture and for
estry has been making a thorough in
vestigstion ell over the country in regard
to the needs of the farmers, and will
make many recommendations which will
be Of great benefit 10 the rural Glasses IL
congress enacts measures along the line
Of the report. Senator George, chair
man Of the committee, has had charge Of
the Investigations in the south, and SEN
ator PETER is chairman Of the sub. COM
mittee which investigated conditions In
the north. It is probable that the anti
option men viii make q vigorous lRht
during the coming session, but what viii
be recommended in that respect, mem-
bers Of che committee decline to atats.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-11-29
Congressional Prospectus.

Special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, November 23.-The reg
ular session of congress cOnvsnes q week
from next Monday, and from present in.
dications it will be one Of the longest
sessions ever held, possibly holding until
late In the 80 INNER. In the matter OF