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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
SHORT PIANO PIECES.
Learn Some snRppy TaranteIIes. Lit.
tie VaIses. LuIIabies, Etc.

- AsAIs
wonder if teachers and students
have considered the advantages of
learning many short pieces pieces
thaI require 10 more than from two to
fo1A minutes to play.
Intakes less time to learn a short
pie6 than long one. so the student
doeS1Jt get weary of the practice of
it, ana therefore he can work it up to
a higher degree of finish with more
interest than he could a longer COM
position. More pieces can be learned,
and as These may embody different
characteristics the student will find
each a different lesson in interpreta-
ton, and when learned he will have
pieces for all times and occasions and
to suit all tastes
Every player should have from five
to ten short pieces ready to play, of
different styles, as for instance. a
snappy tarantelle, a dreamy evening
song or lullaby, a bright little valse or
mazurka. a dainty romanza or bar
carolle and perhaps a variation on a
popular air.
There is one occasion when the short
piece will prove your friend. If it is
known that you play you will be invit
ed to play when you go to make visits
or when strangers come to see you.
Sometimes these invitations are given
out of politeness. How do you know
whether these people really like music
or not? If you are so thoughtless or
tactless as to begin some long, intricate
composition, perhaps incomprehensible
to them, they will either listen to you
out of politeness and be bored to death
| or they will interest themselves con-
! versing on domestic matters and your
| finale will interrupt slightly this con
versation: My husband does not like
them. you play very well, my dear)
No, he viii not have an onion in the
house"
But when in doubt about your audi
tors begin with a piece that can be
played in two or three minutes, a
piece of decided character which will
be sure to interest your hearers, and
stop while they are interested. When
you have finished, you will learn by
their words and manner whether they
like music and just what sort of a
piece to select next. Thus the short
piece will prove your friend.-Etude.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
Enshinn-s EcMoes.

The new SATIN ot.dWs are so soft and
pliable that they can he draped and
plated into loops bows etc. Light
toques are also built up of lace straws
of different shades twisted together
like silk
\ pin beautifully adapted to the
charms of a fresh young complexion
consists of a four loaved clover in baby
blue enamel set within the curve of a
crescent in whole pearls.
Very stylish for hats and toques is
the new crinoline straw in khaki color.
t54Jssy, sill looking mercerized fab
rics are among attractive cotton dress
goods.
Black silk flowers on colored tulle
hats are extremely smart.
Most allurpg are small brooches IN
whole pearls nvisibly mounted.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
A MAN OF SCHEMES.
THE GRAND PROMOTER EXPLAINS
MATTERS TO HIS LAyDLADY.

His Little Account - UnGcr Discuss
sion, and lie shows Her That She is
Flying Along Che Eona % wealth.
Thus re DoGSes 81 Calamity.
Gcopyrizht lsa0. by C.. ID. Lewisl
The grand promoter expected 1t. Tor
the past week he had observed many
signs that his landlady had lost con
fidence in him and was working up her
nerve to present him bill: His cheer
fulness at the dinner table almost Dor
dered on hilarity, and as he left the
table he executed a flank movement
by saying:
My dear woman, il It is not asking
too much | wish you would hand me
my account this evening. | don't want
to occupy your valuable time nor put
you to any extra trouble, but it seems
to me that we ought to have a settle
ment without further delay"
He hadn't been in his room two min
utes when the laudlady followed She
had the bin in her hand and the light
of anticipation in her eyes.
"Ah!" said the major as he took the
bill from her hand Nothing like
promptness in business affairs. Let
me see. The bill itself is made out in
proper form. The chilography is fair.
Room and board for ten weeks at 81 per
week makes exactly $40 and there is
no mistake there. My dear woman,
permit me to congratulate you. You
have a business head on you. Had you
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
APPLE TREE ANTHRAcYosE.

believes that they are entirely distinct
and the anthracnose a new disease.
Apple tree anthracnose is caused by a
fungus which attacks the bark, usually
on the smaller branches, appearing
first after autumn rains. 1t roughens.
disfgures and weakens the branches.
1t generally occurs as spot from
which the bark sloughs off, but occa-
sionally girdles a branch and thus kills
portion Of it.
Thorough spraying with bordeaux
mixture or with the ammoniacal solu-
ton of copper carbonate. once soon aft
er the fall rains begin and again as
soon after the leaves fall as possible, is
recommended as remedial, and this
may be supplemented in orchards but
little diseased by cutting out anthrac-
nosed spots and painting the cuts with
strong bordeaux.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
THE AIR WE BREATHE.
An Average of One Cubic Foot Con-
sumed Every Two Minutes.

An Average of One Cubic Foot Con-
sumed Every Two Minutes.
MAN wants but little here below" is
an axiom which applies markedly to
the quantity Of air which is necessary
to support life. 1t is estimated that
when a man is at rest he consumes 500
cubic inches of air every minute, an al
lowance which at the first glance APP
pears large.
1t is, however, absurdly small when
we consider that at this rate of con-
sumption it would take a man days
and 91a hours to exhaust the air in a
small room Is feet square and 10 feet
high.
Any form of eXertion, however, great
ly increases the consumption of air.
Thus If we saunter at two miles an
hour we require just twice as much air
as when sitting in our armchair, and
at four miles an hour nothing less than
$500 cubic inches will satisfy us.
Taking an average consumption
throughout life of one cubic foot of air
every two minutes, we reach some very
interesting conclusions. Thus an hours
supply of air could be contained in a
trunk feet long, 3 feet wide and 2
feet deep.
In a day we should exhaust small
roomful, 10 feet long, feet wide and
10 feet high.
For years supply we should require
a reservoir or hall 100 feet square and
shade over 2G feet high, and the sup
ply for long life of so years would be
contained in a large hall 1000 feet
long, 800 feet wide and, ~ feet high
Chicago Times Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
HEAVY SOILS.
Mechanical Condition Improved by
Proper Manning, Cropping, Etc.

Mechanical Condition Improved by
Proper Manuring, Cropping, Etc.
Nothing is more aggravating, ana
often Improbable, too, than to have a
heavy muck or clay soil retain the
moisture and frost so late in the spring
that early blowing is out Of the ques-
ton. When other soils are in condl-
ton for blowing and cultivating, the
heavy soil is muddy and sticky, SO that
it is impossible to do much with 1t. OI
course the advice of some would be to
give up such soil, but when we consld-
er that the heavy muck soil is often the
richest this would hardly do. What we
need is some intelligent plan to I'M
prove the mechanical conditions OF
such heavy soils so they will be less
likely to give trouble The chief fault
to be found with heavy soils IS that
there is not sufficient porosity in 1t tie
permit water to percolate through 1t.
In other words. the natural drainage
of the soil is poor, and artificial drain
age of some kind must be resorted to.
lGlG are StN I'll IA W a. , W tANNpAAi i'''H-4
this. The most sensible is to add such
coarse material to it that there will be
a breaking up of the sticky mass. This
will sometimes effect such cure that
drains will not be necessary. But the
supply of coarse material must be kept
up continuously and not abandoned
after one year This would be rather
expensive and unsatisfactory if it were
not at the same time fertiliZing and
improving the soil. 1t is by utilizing
the right kind of crops that we can inn
! prove a thick, mucky or clay soil. First
of all, however, it may be necessary to
dress the land with lime in order to
Sweeten the soil for the proposed crops.
The land has Indigestion, as it were.
! and fermentation has made it sour so
! that some crops could not thrive on it.
! Thirty or 40 bushels of water Stacked
lime to each acre may first be needed
| to sweeten the soil so that ordinary
crops will grow.
There is no better crop to raise the
first year than Indian corn, which car
be planted quite late in the season
when the soil has dried up. The corr
roots are coarse feeders and will break
up the soil to a large extent, and the
fall corn should be cut early, and s
crop of buckwheat or winter grain OF
some kind should be sowed, to be turn
ed under with the pillow the following
spring. BY adding rough plant food t
the soil in the shape of manure the sol
will be further improved. In plOwin!
the subsoil should be broken up a
much as possible. BY cultivating eacl
year crops that have deep roots anC
are coarse feeders we keep breakin:
up the soil so that it has less chanc
to get together into thick, compac
masses. There is nothing better TO
this than coarse manure and greer
crops turned under every year, plowini
them down as deep as possible into tn
subsoil, says an American Cultivate
writer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
unreaeemed mink Notes.

1t frequently occurs that officials of
national banks retain the first notes
issued by the bank as souvenirs. If
these notes are never brought into
circulation and are never presented to
the government for redemption, the
government is that much richer. The
records of the redemption division
show that there has not been an in
stance since national banks were first
organized where the entire circulation
of any bank was fully redeemed, and
there is today a considerable fund in
the treasury to that account Boston
Globe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

ternatlonal Nursing Bottle monopoly
would pay 20 per cent dividends" said
tie major as lie walked about, 1--WE de-
ci3el to drop it for a better thing. You
must know tAe dileyonce between ~
ana ~ per ce-, profit r You surely
MUST
"Cf course | DO"
"1hn | needn't so into details. You
WI see at CAGE why We went into the
physicalIle1 andAx Handle syndicate.
1t WAS The difference between 20 and
40 per cent That organization was
perfected ouly three days ago, and
have seized the earliest opportunity to
talk with You about it, You are to
come in en- the ground floor. When
Major Crofoot gets hold of a good
thing. he remembers his friends. Not
only have you as my landlady fed and
lodged me on the best in the land,
but
"Eut YOU are behind ten weeks" she
put in.
"But my dear woman, you did not
stop there. You showed your confidence
in my integrity by allowing my indebt-
! edness TO accumulate until it has final
ly reached the figure of $40. Where
can such another lanilady be found?
Who VIII point me out another such
ease of financial confidence? But you
shall he rewarded People who repose
/ trust in Major Crofoot cast their bread
! upon the waters to have it returned
/ 20 times over. You will remember
! that this is an interview of my own
seeking, Had l not sought it you
would have let the bill run on for
weeks and months yet"
mo. ! wouldn'tr' exclaimed the wo-
man. I've been trying to catch you
for the last two weeksr'
"But sought the interview" Sc
renely con4inued the promoter 81
that we might balance the books. Ny
dear woman, you are a stakeholder il
the Physical Pick and AK Handle trust
You are in on the ground floor. | have
set aside for you $4,000 worth of stock
at 10 per cent of its face value. That's
$1,000. You know how it is when 9
man strikes blow with pick or ak
He grunts We make all our handles
hollow. They do the grunting and save
the mans vitality-makes the labor II
per cent easier, and every laborel
wants to work II hours per day. Ii
six months we shall be supplying the
world-profit of 10 cents in every han
die and 1,000,000,O00 used every year.
But this ten weeks bill?" she in
sisted.
Yes, we now come to the bill. You
ground door stock comes to $1,000
Take $40 from that, and we have $685.
left. In other words, you owe me $3.50
But take your time, womah-take you
time. Take 80, GO or 90 days if yol
will. I have confidence in you"
''And you mean owe you $930?"
Gas you see, my dear woman-as yol
see Look over the figures for your
self-eXactly $3.50, and you needn'
worry about it. Our first call on til,
stockholders is only for per cent, anC
if you haven't the money I'll lend it t,
you. And that's all tonight, I be
lieve"
"But II don't underestimate
"But you will after thinking it over
Run along now and think Plain a
day after little reflection Don't wan
to push you out, you know, but reall,
I'm very busy, and you also want t
figure it out. Don't worry-and don
worry, and good night to you"
NJ OTrAn
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

strong bordeaux.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
Canker. Dead Spot, MACK Spot, Etc.

NHHlNtEs IJN-9tu EVUNf EltsENFN oIFVNf NV
Apple tree anthracnose is the name
which Professor Cordley of Oregon has
selected as appropriate for trouble
that is locally known as "cankeT,
dead spot or 'black spot in the APP
pie orchards of the Pacific northwest,
where it has been quite serious the
past year. 1t was at first thought that
it was identical with the apple canker
of eastern orchards, but Mr.. Cordley
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

A bell soaulng the curfew signal to
80 home smacks as much of ring rule
as a new married man not being allow
ed a latchkey.-p Philadelphia Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

The ZuIus carry their wounded to the
hills and expose their wounds to the
air, having found by experience that
that Is the quickest way Of curing
them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20
Excellrh Al the other Boys.

Is there anything in which You ex-
celled whec You went to schoolE' ask
ed Miss Cayenne
Yes" cuswcreh Willie Washington.
81 made mo- blunders than any other
boy in the ~;ass." Washington Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

Kentucky furnished more soldiers,
Confederate and Union, than any other
state according to population.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-06-20

One never realizes how little he real
ly knows uaiil he has read a page or
two Of the dictionary.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
TOUR OF 10000 MILES
To Be Undertaken by Prohibi-
tiOn Candidate For President.

Chicago, Aug. 30.-John G. Woolley,
Prohibition candidate for president.
and the stalwarts of the Prohibition
party. have arranged for 10000 mile
campaign trip, covering many states.
They will travel in what is to be known
as the Prohibition special" train. The
itinerary is substantially as follows:
September 49, Chicago to Danville,
ILL.,, stopping at Aurora. Princeton,
Oneida, and Galesburg. September 20.
Danville to Omaha, stopping at Abba.
Charlton, Creston, CIarinda and Red
Oak September 21. Omaha to Cedar
Jewell. September %, Waterloo, Ia, to
Sioux City, Ia, stopping at Fort Dodge
and Cherokee. September "a, Worth
ington Mimi, to Brookings, S. D., stop
ping at Salem and Huron. September
25. Brookings to Waterloo, S. D., and
thence to Benson and Morehead, MINI.
September 26, Moorehead to Fergus
Falls, stopping at Grand Forks, Ada,
ming. September q, Fergus Falls to St
Paul. September 2S, Elroy, Wis, to
Milwaukee, stopping at Madison, Be
lott, GAINESVILLE, and Waukesha- Octo-
ber 1, Chicago to Fort Wayne, stopping
at South Bend, E1khart, Goshen and
Waterloo, Ind. October 2, Ada, Ohio,
to Columbus, stopping at Mansfield
and Wooster. October 8, xenia, Ohio.
to Cincinnati, stopping at Richmond,
Ind, Bushville, Shelbyville, and Green's
burg. October 4, Cincinnati to Harri
man, Tenn, stopping at WilIiamstown,
Georgetown, Lexington, and Danville.
October 5, Hartman to Chattanooga,
stopping at Knoxville. october s,
Nashville, Tenn. to Louisville, KY,
stopping at Hopkinsville, KY, Norton
vile, Madisonville, Henderson, Evans
vile, Ind, and Owensburg, KY. Octo-
Der s. Louisville to Paris, ILL.,, stopping
at Indianapolis. Paris, Ill, to Chicago
Speeches may be delivered at several
places not down on the schedule as it
now stands.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
DYCHE TO LECTURE.
he Will Tell What He Knows About
Belgian Hares Tonight.

Prof. Lewis Lindsey Dyche from the
state university will lecture tonight at
623 Kansas avenue before the Kansas
Belgian hare club on everything pertain
ing to Belgian hares.
Prof. Dyche has spent many months
in the wilds of the north and west
studying the animals of the hemisphere
from polar bears down but he stayed
right at home and became interested in
the Belgian hare craze. A man in Den
yer sent his little boy a pair. Then an
other man sent the same boy another
pair. The first thing the professor knew
he had a rabbitry. Then he bought
few himself and studied them and now
he is confirmed "Belgianharian." He
is the official scorer for this part OF the
country.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
HIS LIFE ENDED.
DR.. f. s. McCabe Dies at His
Home in Topeka.
Was One of Kansas Most Fam
GUS Preachers
FEARLESS In DUTY.
Never COuntenanced a Wrong of
Any Kind.
Active in Politics and Served as
Police Commissioner.

Dr. F. S. McCabe died Wednesday
night at 10 O'Clock at MS home 81 To-
peka avenue of cerebral apoplexy. His
last illness dated from Sunday morning
and since then he gradually failed until
the end came peacefully that closed a
well spent life.
DR.. McCabe was ordained a Doctor of
Divinity in the Presbyterian church, but
he was in his life and work and teach
ings a minister to mankind who was
ever ready to attend the sick and needy
of any denomination He probably at
tended more funerals and conducted
more marriages than any minister in the
city. DR.. McCabe for years was deeply
interested in politics. Although Re
publican his every act in politics was
for the good of the city and state and
the bettering of humanity rather than
for the benefit of his party. Although
he believed in the doctrines of certain
party he was by no means partisan He
was secretary of the metropolitan police
board in Topeka during the two admin
1strations of Governor Humphrey and
also during the term of Governor Nor
rill.
An incident in his life which dem
onstrated the fact that he was fearless
in his efforts for justice was when he
faced mob which was intent upon the
life of Burglar Oliphant, a prisoner in
the county jail, and pleaded for the life
of the prisoner. The Jail was guarded
by an armed force of policemen and
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago. Aug. 50.-WHEAT-Disappo
ing cables from Liverpool caused easiness
at the opening of the wheat market to-
day, September opened &c lower at 74szc
to 745sc and sold down to 745kc The de-
cline met good buying by influential peo-
pie and rally to 75Ac followed the dip.
grade.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 343 cars
against 377 last week and 460 year ago.
Ihe market later touched 751zc but the
puIge met slack support Traders were
evidently unwilling to carry much of a
load over night, being mindful of today's
lower cables, and many resoId Septern-
Der declined to 7412c and closed easy 5bc
lower at 745sc.
CORN-Corn opened weak on disappoint-
ing cables and freer country acceptances.
elevator people selling freely at the start.
way from .4O7s to 401sc. Local shorts and
i putls b199!ught on the decline and the mar
ket rallied to 411sc. Trade was rather
light. Receipts numbered 207 cars.
at 40c.
-, oATs-oats held at yesterdays prices.
The opening for September was at 21ssc
and fluctuations for some time thereaf-
ter between that figure and 21azc. Re
ceipts were $40 cars
OVISIONS-Provision were quiet
but firm on local buying, although some
uneas1ness was apparent at the start be-
cause OF lower prices at the yards. Sep
tember pork opened &c lower at $10S5 and
down at $6621506,65, selling to S6.671kd6 20,
and September ribs 25zc down at ST. 90 sell
ing to $7.O5G7. .071k.
:, FLAx-Cash: y. w, slH; s. W., $14o;
September, $1.41 October, 81 81
October, SIC.
RLEY-Cash. s8@50c
So 95
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
INSURANCE AGENTS
Meet in Fifth Annual Conven-
tiOn at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug S0-The hftn
annual convention of the National AS
sociation of Local Fire Insurance agents
convened here today. In the absence OF
Mayor Rose. Corporation Counsel Cen
eraI J. B. Doe delivered the address of
welcome. Thomas H. Geer Of Cleveland
responded.
A committee on nominations was then
appointed to consist Of one man from
each state A committee on resolutions
was similarly arranged. E. W. Wilson, OF
Utah, introduced a resolution that the
national association request of the pres
idents of each state complete list of all
fire companies offering or writing bus.-
ness at cut rates the list to be furnished
on the first days of October, January,
April and July of each year and that the
same be published and sent to all mem-
bers.
The resolution was greeted with ap-
plause and referred to the committee on
resolutions without debate
President Woodwork then delivered
his annual address.
President Woodwork congratulated
the members on the growth of the asso-
citation, in numbers and influence during
the past year, and after giving resume
of the work. took up some or the I'M
portant questions before the association
The Topeka state journal., 1900-08-30
BIG ICE HOUSE BURNED.
Santa Fe Building at La Junta is De-
stroyed.

The Santa Fe offices in this city were
notified today that the big ice house OF
the company at La Junta, Col, was
burned to the ground at an early hour
this morning. The house had q capacity
Of 5000 tons, but only a limited supply
was lost by the fire. It is supposed that
the building was set on fire by tramps,
whether Intentionally or by accident is
not known The property represented a
cost of $4,000, but the company will not
lose as it was fully insured.
The burning of the ice house followed
Just "A hours after the burning of the
Santa Fe stock yards at La Junta. The
yards were set on fire by tramps and
the company sustained a loss of 81, 900.