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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-30

The Collector of Taxes has been busy the
lsst few days. number OF delinquents hav.
ing paid up. Only few days remain IN
which to pay and save your property from
being advertised in the tax sale. ot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-30

Geo. holland, Rockland, O., ssys, MY wife
had piles forty years DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve cured her 1t is the best salve in
America" 1t heals everything and cures all
skin diseases. Edgar Wsrfeld, IT, corner
King and Pitt streata.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-30
NEW ASSORTMENT OF
.Neckwear,

Mems fourth Hand Scsrfs in the leading
new co!ors and shades. Price 2oc.
Mems Teck Scarfs, new shspe, new bright
colors for fall wear. Prices 25c and 5Oc.
Mems Puff Scarfs in the new dark shades
of Blue Price SOC.
Scarfs in white and black and in every
color demanded By fashion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

2-thinking of the box" she confessed.
You sounded so much like Tryphena,
When she sol took with the notion 10 see
the inside of that box"
Poor Tryphenaw she signed dismallv.
'She was the aunt whose lover was
drowned wasn't shc?" the girl asked gen.
fly.
Her aunt nodded assent Il might as
Wen begin at The beginning" she said.
! and then you'H sec why"
Observation-Disclosures had that box for
/ something, but what, he and the grave
only know When he died. twas Jeff nm
in The attic, way under the caves with a
hair trunk and lots of old rubbish. and
| nobody didn't think OF disturbing if ti1i
| one day grandmother had clearing IN fir
she was awful energetic, ana she was
| bound To get that attic cleared OUT Tor
once 1t had a terrible Tot of old stuff in
1t, SO she began real systematic and was
going through everything.
shed just got round to the hair trunk
! and had been reading some of the letters
IN at, when she heard an awful scream,
ana went rushing downstairs and found
| 'hat grandfather had got hurt bad and
they was bringing him home.
lie was dreadful sick and didn't never
raiy, and grandmother never finished
cleaning. But after he died. She trjed IL
once, and when she came TO the green hoy
it 3i come back to her so plain. She inst
couldn't do any more
Then, one day, Aunt lamar was rup,-
maSiEg around and she come across ~
box aud thought she'd like il To lyeao
nat IN, and she was just going TO omen
it. ana tnere came dreadful clan of tbi,r-
Ger ana bolt of lightning came right
down the chimney and numbed ~ ~
She didn't get over it for hours Ana 30
You'H believe me, that lightning Vent
across The attic and when il got ~ yybero
the DON W4s, it turned right Off str,Iot,t
and never touched it, We couI1 ~
cause 1t left burnt track. with a sba,.I
angie IN ii where the box was
ITO" do you account for that?"
The sirl shook her head
"It just meant folks nor n,v,er-
nothing was 70 touch that box. Tbat,e
what it meant"
We'll your Uncle Gershom tried II ono,
ana ne was taking it over TO the ligbt
and ne run into an old lantern mot a.,
hanging Up, and it cut his forehead dread
IuL ana ne dropped il and ran Off for the
doctor, and the next time we went nm -,
me att'c the box was back in its place
again" P'e'1e
She paused to give emphasis IN tho oho
nomenon. P''0-
And then Tryphena took a notion 10
open it. N just then Silas came running
over to tell US how Tryphena's beau Ma
got drowned. Mother went up and told
her and she just put her head down on
me box and didn't say anything for a
long time And when finally she ala cow
down. we was all here and We could hear
her feet come cross The floor just as quiet
and steady, ana when she came i'm she
smiled az us. And-aud the next morninr
the next morning Tryphena's hair was
snow white"
Abigail rocked In silence for a moment.
mo one has tried to open it since then.
She said, and ! don't think nobody viii
white / can help it,"
She arose suddenly and went out into
the kitchen. Abby looked after her and
there were tears in her young eyes.
Say, was atgrandfather Simpson
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
CE8VERA's FLEET.
Fine ROmping Game to BE Played
with National Spirit.
trooper

WA, No.so-.r e..
10 play TINS amusing game requires a
basket Of potatoes, some large and some
small iust as one might oxnoct n fnd
No., NJ. 900. ,i,.,,, ,,i,
''-N ~ 81 ''"1 a'o"'
1901 apart across the moor. one person
al a Time kneels and walks along on his
ar her knees and tries with a teasnoor 10
7"'''' up we po'a'oes aS"'h ana put them
in the basket. This is far more difficult
than il appears, and often the most ludi-
crous accidents arrive. The others follow
in turn, and a time keeper has kept ac-
count of the length of time each has sDent
trying to pick up the potatoes. The one
who gathers them in the shortest time
wins a prize.
The miser's erab-bag is another laugh
able game. There NAV be a bag or = LARGE
vase hHed with peanuts. and each PLAYER
is to hand a elip of paper signed Win his
or her name 10 the lxeoper of Inc orob-hao
ana on fl write the number Of nu,s he ,,v-
poets TO secure. Then ne or She NAV
phnge the rigbt hand down anonp tbe
NUTS and gr9sD an he can and hrine then,
ONT The nurpber-and If Is eenar9il, ,7ie-
oppoiptinplv smau-is counted ana written
down beside fine number evnac,ad Aftor
mn have dore rheir hast tha sins ara r,o5
ana -be one having The greatest 1if,ersr,o
between what ne did set ana ubat he
tbonaht no would eel loses ana tbe ono
whose p,less was neprest r,gbt wins tn
ho,,, in The bao and Inc necl, Of tbo 49,
=, b-rc ,r,, is .,sej sbo,l1 10 sr,,n
var,, ,,,,-to-.loro oar,o is couna cor-
vcr3,s neet When thera arc anouob ,er-
sons rro..n- 10 NAV, il n il u,ortI ...,,tl.
~ ra. If 1nco onvbou, ona aor,a. 80
tho room, is fenced oef by cbotrs ga i,
si5o ,l,.s are tho shins c,rr,ir,- Cor,,.,,..
0est t,,cn ,,isyor should ba,o tI,o ,,.'',S
of mo Shir b., ,,.,,rssS,,t ,,tr,5 ~
hroSst IT, tr, o,bar ,,at, Of 49,, 800, ti.',
.lin. i.,lo,ci,f ~ ~, A,,,iriaa,, az wv
,, " ny .C',i ne, gre
49,, 49,, t,,,,,,t5,,'-1 - ~,
Nav. >, ,ry,o,, e5o,i5 Ia orotl,,
49,. -. - ~ -" %
ANA ~. =: f7,,aio3 ITo,,0a H., e''t ioolii'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08


stone, and I would have sworn 7 saw the
sides OF a shovel-shaped beard sticking
out above his shoulders Something rest
% between his knees. NV coniectureg
jumped 10 a certainty il was the farmers
gun.
! was almost upon him I was too hun
cry and Tired and weak 70 run. I STEPPED
40 him stealthny with almost hvsterical
despair. and raised the great pumpkin at
arms length and dashed il on his head
with an the strength my muscles and my
desperation could muster between them.
He seemed to eroan and fan forward ana
I turned and staggered away. wondering
dizzly if the blow of a pumpkin could he
fatal.
Utter horrible blackncss set in and
the eclipse was complete when I droDDed
at last unable to move q step further
All that night I shivered from cold ana
dozen from WEAKNESS. but before break
OF day the cold grew 80 great that had
to move on or SILVER to death Somehow
] staggered TO the trek. though did not
know which direction 7 was going. and
stumbled along f. afraid to remain stil
for moment. ! felt pretty sure. how
ever l was on a road and I followed IL
in dumb consciousness It would lead me
somewhere if only back whence I started
10 Bechuanaland
At last / came through the blackness to
"A bank. and assumed stream. Die or
not die, ] could not ford it then and ut
terry collapsed on the bank l soon fen
I'm a stupor, from which 1 reused at the
nrst cold dawn. The water lay at my
feet sin and currentless. 1t seemed broad
as | lifted my eyes-it seemed familiar;
] partly choked yell, for il was the
farmer duck pond! Az the cry a figure
on 'Ae olhei Dank-a shiVering, miserable
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

an awfully methodical MANI" queried
Walter at supper, pausing between mut-
fins.
very" replied his aunt. "WhyE'
"And his name wasn't Solomon o. sam
uel. or anything that begins with 81
NO! 1t was Zattu You don't often
hear that now
''Wcll. then, it must bev' he said con
elusively.
"What?" queried Abby
"Why. the box" he replied
His aunt pushed back her chair.
81 found one up in the attic" he eN-
planned, land it had s. 5. on top of it,
and l thought 1t might mean sign for
dollars, so ! opened IT,"
There was sharp exclamation from
Abigail. She was very pale.
THE cover stuck like fury" Waiter
continued, and / broke three blades of
my jack-knife and cut my finger trying
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

to get it open, but l was bound to do It.
and l did,
'What"'-his aunt attempted to say
while she looked beseechingly at Abby.
oh, just an old almanac and some dried
squash seeds" Waiter replied carelessly.
That's why he marked it S. S, you see
squash seeds. took the box and dumped
the seeds on the floor"
There was a sudden crash outside. ana
an Irish bowl as Bridget tripped and sent
the boiling teapot flying.
81 never knew il 20 fail" Abigail SAID,
folding her thin hands resignedly.
The instrument which Edouard Rem
enyi, the famous violinist, was playing
when he fell dead on the stage was
kitradivarius known as "the Titan tie
had refused many offers of large sums TOT
Il Sol Aarcosson, the young American
Niituoso, has just purchased it for shV'''
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22

The indicative leech is now prac-
tically thing of the past. The falling
off in the demand for leeches by the
medical profession is quite astonishing,
as may be judged from the fact that in
the year 1915 the two largest hospitals
in London called for about so, 600 Of
them, whereas now these institutions
order only so or 100 leeches at irreg-
ular and infrequent intervals.
Assuredly the leech has seen his best
days. With the old regime, when coup
ping" and bleeding were the sheet
anchors Of surgery, the leech all but
disappeared So constant was his en-
tloyment in medieval times that his
tame furnished synonym for the
medical profession and the doctor came
to be known impolitely as ''the
Ieech perhaps subtle allusion to
the rapacity for fees which character
lied the profession in those times. At
present the Hungarian speckled leech is
most in request.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
ALI More Or LesH Actors.

We are all more or less actors and
are governed by reputation which has
been given us, justly or unjustly For
instance, a girl is brusque. Some kind
friend characterizes this brusqueness as
frankness or honesty. The girl is pleased
with the name which has been given
her, her brusqueness under the guise of
frankness increases, and she finally be-
comes terror to her friends unknow-
ingly.
Then some one remarks: "How sweet
Ethel is She has the loveliest charac-
ter and sweetest disposition of any girl
I know" Ethel must live up to her
reputation for sweetness until this very
sweetness becomes annoying.
The man who has been dubbed a
philanthropist is unwittingly more gen.
erous than he would naturally be, as
he must live up to the good name he
has received. So how much is real in
our lives and how much assumed we
hardly know ourselves New York
Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Brave Explorers

Like Stanley and Livingstone,
found it harder to overcome Malaria,
Fever and Ague, and Typhoid dis
ease germs than savage cAnnibals ;
but thousands have found that Elec-
trio BitteTs is a wonderful cure + Jr all
mala ial diseases. If you have chiIls
with fever, aches in back of neck and
head, and tried, WORKOUT feeling. a
trial will convince you of their merit.
W. A. Null of Webb, Ill.,, wriles:-
INV children suffered for more than
year With chills and f-vpr; then
t"o bottles Of Electric Bltterz cured
them" Only 80 cents. Try them
Guaranteed. Sold by Fl j. DwinelI,
Drug gist.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
ItOup.

The most difficult poultry disease 70
control is roup, and its destructive and
far reaching influence is not realized.
A writer in an exchange states that he
has killed a large number of hens and
pullets which had the roup, and exam
ined the ovaries, and in nearly every
instance the small eggs were diseased,
many of them being simply little,
hard, black, reddish Jumps, varying
from the size of a pins head up to a
large cherry, but all destroyed. Hens
with bright red combs and laying
would suddenly die in midsummer.
Those we killed would be in the same
condition, all having the ovaries more
or less diseased.
81 visited breeders, saw their stock,
examined stock that was lying and
beth cocks and hens had the roup.
bought eggs, Matched and raised the
chicks. and those chicks never failed
to develop roup when cold weather
came. In every instance where have
raised chicks, or had them raised else
where. from eggs laid by roup fowl or
fowl which had been cured, apparently,
the roup would break out in the fall
among the chicks. l have tried this
four seasons, and that is all l want
of it.
Any person who will go at 1t SYST
tematically will be forced to reach the
same conclusion"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Some wild birds.

A most extraordinary instance of the
tameness of birds in unexplored forests
is related by a writer in The National
Geographic Magazine, describing a
tour of exploration to the headwaters
of the Saskatchewan
As our horses were winding through
a deep forest bird appeared which re-
sembled a pine bullfinch fitting from
tree TO tree and following us closely
Somewhat later it gave the most re-
markable instance of tameness that /
have ever seen. Having followed us for
about two miles, it waited in a tree
during the hustle and confusion of
making camp, but in the afternoon,
when all was quiet and some of our
men were asleep, the bird became ex-
ceedingly familiar, walking on the
ground near us and finally perching on
our extended hands.
1t was soon evident that the object of
our visitor was to catch mosquitoes,
which were lowering in swarms around
our heads. 1t pecked at a ring on my
hand, at our needles, and, in fact, any
metal article. But the climax was
reached when by accident the bird saw
its own image in small looking glass
which lay on the ground. Then, with
extended wings and open bill, it ut
tered cries of rage and pecked madly at
the glass in which an enemy appeared.
Among the solitudes of mountain for
ests squirrels, finches and whiskyjacks
often show unusual confidence in man,
but this particular instance is remark
able, because the bird would alight on
our persons even after it had been mo-
mentarily, though gently, detained sew
eral times as a prisoner in my hand.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Small Farms Most Profitable.

The profits from q farm do not de.
pend entirely upon the area of land
cultivated, but upon the method and
management. Some one who made
q comparison claimed that a farm oil
only two acres, under glass, gave a
larger rroit than a farm of 1000
acres. This may be true or not. but
the fact remains That small farm
that is properly managed, and which
is made to produce the crops that
sell the highest, will give better re-
turns than a larger farm that is de-
voted to wheat, corn, oats and pota.
tt es exclusively, but the market To-
cation must also be considered
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
No. 265-DoubIe Rebe.dipps

When the following words have been
rightly guessed, each word may be be-
headed twice, and a word will remain.
Example: B-r-usher.) The q beheaded
words will form a stanza:
1. Doubly behead to fit carefully. Q.
An entrance. 3. To defeat. 4. A hang
ing candlestick. 5. Majestic. g. To de-
mand. 7. CeAtaining lime. s. A worker
in stone. 9. Expressing entrance. 10.
Conduct. II. Expiate. y. To correct
ID. To restrain. IA. Revision. 10. To
withhold assent. IS. To declare inno-
cent. II. To wash. 10. To invert. 10.
TO disturb. 20. A single thing. 81. An
infant. %. Neglected. %. A precious
stone. "a. Stiles. %. To make suit
able. 26. Large bodies of water. q.
An inlet from the gulf of Mexico.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22

Psychologists have undertaken the
scientific study of dreams When the
olfactory sense of a sleeper is stimu-
lated by an odor, such as that of hello
trope, not only does he dream of "smell-
ing violets, but visual images of flow
ers appear to him If the experiment is
prolonged, the dream visions become
complex and filled with strange i'm
agery. A vibrating tuning fork held
near a sleeper S ear made him dream of a
lion roaring, and when little salt and
water was put on his tongue he dream
cd that he was eating olives.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Estate of Allen Stowen.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

State of Vermont District of LamOille. ssh
Probate Court. held at hyde Park, in said dis.
trct, on the Sth day of November \ ID. 1899.
&c rye b Allen, Administrator of the estate
of Allen lowell. l te of Hyde Park, in Il
district deceased presents his administration C
countfor examination and allowance and nases
application for a decree of distribution AID var
tltion of the estate Of said deceased. Wher u bon
it is ordered by said Court, tnat said accOun ana
said application be referred to session tn reO
to he held at the PROBATE Office in said Hyl
Park on the 4th day of DE- cembeT, A. D. 1893,
foi hearing and decision thereon: And, it Is
further ordered that notice hereof be given to all
persons interested, by publication OF the SAINT
three weeks successive y in the News and Cit
zen. a newspaper published at MOrrsvllle ana
Hyde Park, previous to said time appointed fo
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, If any they may have
why said account should not he allowed anc
such decree made.
By the Court.-AtteSt,
EDWIN @. WHITE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Estate of Anna S. Clark.
LICENSE TO SELL.

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille, ssh
Probate Court. held in Hyde Park, within and
for said district, on the 9th day of November,
A. d 1885,
Charles E. Clark, Admr. of the estate Of
Anna s. Clark, late of Wolcott, in said district,
deceased, makes application to said Court
for license to sell all of the real estate of
said deceased, viz the Hotel property at
Wolcott, representing that the sale is
beneficial to all interested in her estate.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred to a session thereof, to
be held at the Probate Office. in said Hyde Park.
on the 25th day of November, A. d. 1899
for hearing and decision thereon; and, il
is further ordered, that all persons interested
be notified hereof by publication of notice OF
said application and order thereon, three weeks
successfully in the NEWS AND CITIZEN, printed
at MOrrsville and Hyde Park, before said time
of hearing that they may appear at said time
and place, and, If they see cause object thereto
By the COurt.-Attest
3 EDWIN C. Waite. Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22

No. 256.--A Riddle: China.
No. 257.-What Bird? Whp-poor-will
No. 25S.- Shakespearean Double Acros
tic: Primals-The time is out of joint
Finals - THE worlds mine oyster
Crosswords-f. Tybalt. 2. Hurrah. 3
Ermine. T. Tallow. 3. Indigo. 6. Man
ner. I. Enamel. 8. Indeed. o. Sirius
10. Osmium. II. Uakari, II. Toulon
Is. Oblige. IA. Fresco. 10. Justly 16
Odious. II. Import. IS. Nature. 10
Turner.
No. $50. =. Hour Glass: Centrals-
Princeton. /. Stripping 2. Started 3
Spill 4. One. 5. G. 6. Pet Z. Noted
s. Strokes. 8. Splinters.
No. 2G0.--A Briefly Puzzle; No answer
required.
No. 261.--A Few Dogs: /. Dogged. ?
Dog-star. g. Dogmatic. 4. Dog-tooth
3. Dogma. 6. Dog-eared, Z. Dog-iron
8. Dog-cheap. 0. Doggerel 10. Dog
watch.
No. 262.-sRebead, and Curtail: /, Sa
lem, ale. 2 Bath, at. 3. Lyons, yonA 4
Red Wing, Edwin. 8. Cairo, air. 9
Selma. elm. Z. Athens, then.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
No. 2Ga.-necnnitntinnn.

1. Behead a circular frame that turns
round upon an axis and leave the hind
part of a foot.
2. Behead precious stone of a low
class and leave an entrance to a building
or yard.
3. Behead a light wooden cloth and
leave a noxious or useless plant.
4. Behead a species of antelope in
South Africa and leave real estate.
5. Behead a violent temper and leave o
succession or generation of men.
6. Behead delicate, ornamental fab.
ric of thread and leave a principal card
In the game of euchre.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Estate of Benjamin o. Morgan.
LICENSE TO SELL.

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille, S.
In Probate Court held at Hyde Park, within
and for said District, on the 7th day OF Novem.
Der, A. ID. 1899.
S. d. Whiting Administrator of the estate
of Benz o. Nor an late of johnson, in said
district deceased, makes application to said
Court for license to sell all of the real estate
OF said deceased, viz Home farm in johnson
including wild lot, represent ng that the sale is
necessary for the payment of the debts of said
deceased and the expenses o. administration
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court, that said
application be referred 10 session thereof to
be held at the Probate Offire, in said Hyde Park,
on the 25th day of November, A. d. 1899, I
hearing and decision thereon and 1t Is further
ordered, that all persons interested be mortified
hereof by publication Of notice Of said applica-
ton and order thereon, lhreeweeks successive
ly in the News and Citizen, printed at Morris.
vile and Hyde Park before said time Of hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place
and. II they see cause object thereto.
BY the COurt.-Attest,
3 EDWIN c. WHITE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
Wade Young Again.

zone of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again" writes d. H..
Turnerof Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best in the world for Liver,
Stomach and Bowels. Purely vege-
table. Never gripe. Only 25c at Fl.
j. Dwinell's Drug Store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
No. 266.-Rhy es.

[Supply the missing rhymes.l
Johnny, who drove to yonder -,
Carried several bags of -
Pulled from geese alive and -,
Sworn enemies of pussy -,
Who twitted them with looking -
Since they had been robbed by -,
Who said, "Foine feathers make foine
They sensed his deeds, but not his -.
- for them had little charm,
- the lake they went for balm;
- or lean, they loved the water,
- or dog would surely falter,
e." indeed, to seek them there!
- himself would never care
- like them to seek at home
- nor deeds should make them come.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
No. 26T.-DOubIe AcrostIc.

1. A wise and worthy hero's name;
.. A fruit, from foreign cline it came.
3. A pontiff-in brave Luther's days;
t. A place whose twins make people gaze
3. A Saxon queen of jealous turn;
6. An ancient tongue that many learn.
I. A queen that lived in Persias land;
s. \ bodyguard cOurtly band.
The initials will give a hero's name,
The finals a courtly band proclaim.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
NOTICE.

The Selectmen Of TIL Town Of Cambridge give
notice that they win close that portion of the
Highway through "Sm sggler' Notch" so called,
between Stowe and Cambridge from the house
where Carl Baker now lives TO the Notch House
from the frst day of December, 1859, TO the
twentieth day of May, 1900.
II = FULLER
G. X. LEACH
PETER REYNOLDS,
Selectmen of Cambridge,
Cambridge, Vt, Nov. 6, 1893.