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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
PAYING FOR A MEAL.
II Was Worth n Shilling to PicI
Those Bones.

IL Was Worth Shilling to PicI
Those Bones.
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat of Revolu
tionary fame, was born and bred il
Middleboro, Mass. He was always
fond of a joke and was quick to SEIZE
an opportunity to indulge his propen
sity, as the following incident, related
by DIR. Hildreth, well illustrates. His
father, also a Colonel Sproat, kept 6
tavern. One day while Ebenezer wa
at home on a furlough three private
soldiers, on their return from the sea
of war, called for a cold luncheon.
Mrs. Sproat set on the table somt
bread and cheese with the remnants O.
the family dinner, which her sol
thought rather scanty fare for hungr,
men He felt little veXed that tn,
defenders of the country were no
more bountfully supplied. The sol
diers. after satisfying their appetites
asked him how much they should pay
Ebenezer said he would ask his moth
er. He found her in the kitchen.
"Mother," he said, "how much is
worth to pick those bones"
about a shilling, | guess" she an
swered.
The young officer returned to the sol
diers, and. taking from the bawoom til
8 shillings and smiling genially upol
them. gave each man one and will
good wishes sent them on their way
Mrs. Sproat soon after came in ant
asked EbeneZpr what he had done witt
the money for the soldiers dinner.
In apparent amazement he eXclaim
ed: money! Did | not ask you wha
it was worth to pick those bones, ant
you said a shilling? thought it littl
enough, for the bones were pretty bare
and | handed the men the monE
from the till and they are gone"
Mrs. Sproat could not find heart 7
reprove her favorite son for thiNnNR
Interpretation of her words, and the
she, too, loved joke, and so, after al
instant's glum look. she laughed ant
said it was all right.-Youth's Com
DaniOn
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
"LoPEs TOO BLooMlN qGH."

The Englishman's Only Comment
when the Broncho Threw Him.
"AIost Englishmen are considered
pretty fair horsemen. but when il
comes to riding bucking broncho some
of them are not in or on it for long"
said the owner of large cattle ranch
in Wyoming to the writer the other
day. For instance, a rich young Eng
lishman recently came out to my part
of the country in quest of some good
investment He was at my ranch as a
guest for a few days. and one after
noon as the cowboys were about to
round up bunch of COW ponies the
young man said that he would enjoy
good ride in the saddle He said he
was used to riding only thoroughbreds,
and he didn't think we had horse
good enough for him The boys con-
vinced him that they had one of the
finest horses on the plains, and if he
knew how TO ride he was welcome to
the animal. He was apparently in
suited when questioned about his abil-
ity to ride and answered that he could
ride any kind of horse. A sleepy
looking broncho was accordingly
brought out from the corral and sad
died. Though the beast appeared half
dead, he was the worst bucker in the
herd.
les lifeless,' said the foreigner
when the pony was brought to him
The boys said the nag would wake up
after the frst mile, and MILFORD got into
the saddle. The first buck jump placed
him on the horses neck and after the
second he was in the atmosphere. He
turned a double somersault and land
ed on the sharp end of a cactus plant.
When he picked himself up, one of the
boys asked what be thought of the
thoroughbred now. The question made
the Englishman turn pale.
LES a good 'oss, he answered,
but he lopes too bloomin Ugh y
Washington Star
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

had received 5000 pounds of salt per
acre weighed 26 grams, or NEARLY
TWICE AS MUCH.
Without going further into the de-
tails of the experiment, we find, after
repeated trials, that where the weed is
thoroughly established so as to cover
the entire ground, IS pounds per square
rod, or 5000 pounds per acre, sutficed to
destroy every plant of the Hawkweed.
In all cases upon our soil such appllca-
lions of salt benefited the grass, but
injured OF killed the clover. When the
weeds are scattered, much less salt will
suffice. If but few plants occur, a
small handful of salt scattered over the
leaves will do the work.
1t must not be inferred that similar
applications of salt will prove equally
beneficial by doubling the grass yield
on all soils and under all circumstances.
salt acts as fertilizer on land not be-
cause of any plant food it contains,
but, among other reasons, because it
may 50 act upon lnsOlluble food ele-
mentS already present 10 the soil as to
render them more soluble and hence
more readily available to the plant.
salt will therefore prove more bench
cial on some soils than on others. 1t
seems probable from our experiments
however, that this weed can be de-
stroyed in any soil by application of
salt, which will be at the same time
beneficial rath~r Than injurious to the
grass. Some of the gains in our expert
ments must OF course be attributed to
the indirect benefits to the grass result
ing from the destruction OF the weeds.
Why does the salt kill the HaWkWeed
/ hnd hnnI0
determined, but there is no doubt but
that it is chiefly by it's action in with
drawing water from the tissues of the
plant. Salt has a strong attraction for
water, so that when dry salt is placed
in a moist atmosphere or on moist
surface, it aboorbs water rapidly. This
action occurs when the salt comes in
contact with the tissues OF the Hawk
weed. II wa place a few crystals Of
salt on dry leaf of the weed, and eX-
anime it after a short time, we no
longer lind dry crystals but drops of salt
wafer. At the same time the leaf has
wilted, showing that the water has
been drawn from the interior of the
leaf.
The cheapest salt obtainable is rec
commended for use, as in our expert
ments this has proved about as effective
as the purer table salt. Ex-Gov. G. S.
Page of Hyde Park, VT, sells the refuse
salt from his hide warehouses, which
IS less pleasant to handle, but contains
some refuse matter which adds slightly
to it's fertilizing value. The expense,
therefore, of Kidding the land of this
weed, even when it is badly infested. is
not extreme, and in cases where the
weed is only beginning its invasion, it
is very Slight.
IN ALL CASES WHERE THERE
IS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF
THE WEED PRESENT WE WOULD
URGE THE USE OF SALT AS THE
QUICKEST AND SUREST MEANS
OF DESTROYING IT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

The Orange Hawkweed or "P1irt-
brush y is the worst weed known in
certain portions of Vermont, and
threatens to invade other parts Of the
state unless precautions are taken.
1t is easily recognized by its peculiar
hairy leaves and stem, and especially
by its conspicuous orange red blossoms.
1t is a native of the mountainous re-
cions of Europe and has been intro
duced into this country as garden
flower. 1t appears to have become well
established in this state within 25 years,
and has spread most actively within Is
wears. 1t is most troublesome in the
northwestern counties.
1t seems capable of rapid adaptation
to varying conditions, and thrives al
most equally well in all soils from sandy
loan to heavy clay, and at all attitudes.
Its further spread may therefore be eX-
pected.
The complete determination of any
weed, when once it is established, is
practical impossibility. The Hawkweed
is in Vermont to stay. Nevertheless,
prompt action rightly directed may
keep it from becoming more serious
pest. This weed has probably increased
len fold in the state during the past de-
cade. vet it is not one-tenth as bad as it
nav become in the state as whole.
The first and most important means
of fighting any weed where it is possible
to practice it, is cultivation. When
thorough cultivation with horse is
not practicable, and IN ALL CASES
WHERE THERE Is ONLY A SMALL
AMOUNT OF THE WEED PRES
ENT, a very effective remedy is found
in SALT
This agent has long been used in
fighting weeds, but in most cases sucn
heavy applications are required as to
destroy the grass and other useful
plants along with the weeds. The
Orange Hawkweed is however, re-
markably sensitive to salt, being quick
" killed by applications which do not
iDiuriOusly affect most Otner plants.
In order to determine the effect of
VARYING amounts of salt upon both the
weed and the grass, adjoining plots
were staked out in piece of grass land
which was badly infrsted with the
weed. Dry salt was sOWn broadcast on
these at the rates respectively of 100,
2O0O. 1900, 1000 aud 900 pounds per
acre. The heaviest application entirely
destroyed the HawkWeed and the grass
also. ALL OF THE LIGHTER
APPLICATIONS PROVED ULTI-
MATELY BENEFICIAL TO THE
GRASS, and in varying degree destruc-
tive to the weed Most OF the weed
was killed by the 1000 pound applica-
tion and EVERY PLANT OF IT
WAS KILLED BY The APPLlCA-
TION OF 1000 POUNDS PER ACRE.
In order to make a more accurate COM
parison, ten stalks OF the grass of aver
age size were cut from each plot, pho
tOgraphed and weighed. Figure 5 is a
drawing from this photograph and
shows the relative appearance of the
grass from two plots. The ten plants
from the unsalted plot weighed IA
grams, while those from the plot which
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
Literary DimcnIties.

"She has been talking about writing
a novel for years." said one woman.
yes" answered the other, "but !
don't think she'll ever get it completed.
She has followed the plan of those
authors who study their personal ac-
quaintances for types of character"
isn't the method a good one"
mot in her case. When her husband
refuses her anything, she wants to put
him in as the villain. and when he does
rs she wishes she wants to make him
the hero. 1t keeps her continually re-
writing the FIRST chapter. Washing
ton Star,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING

There is a time Of morning
When the jubilant, newborn day
And the opal tints OF approaching dawn
As yet seem far away.
In the eastern sky is movement,
No glow, but impending change.
The house is filed with echoes;
Familiar rooms look strange
Slip back the bolts and leave them;
Steal out beneath the sky;
Stand alone in an unknown world
OF awful purity.
Stand alone with folded hands,
Wait for the gift of wings,
Wait to be lifted higher,
Nealer taa mart OF thingsi
The heavens are clear and moonlit
Though the moon is on the wane;
The wind that walled throughout the night
Drops with a sigh OF pain.
vague alarm is creeping
Over the fields and lawn;
Time pauses, night is over,
And yet it is not dawn.
Away down in the pastures
The cattle turn and moan;
All living things are troubled
With a sense Of the unknown.
For they with eyes may see now,
And they who question know.
Make the most of the magic hour;
The east begins to glowl
The east is all in tumult,
The charmed hour is past,
For, breaking up the quiet skies,
The day appears at last.
Olive Wordsworth in Chambers Journal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
Longevity Of Fish.

There are some goldfish in Washing
ton which have belonged to the same
family for the last so years, and they
seem no bigger and no less vivaclous
today than they did when they first
came into the owners possession. A
few of the fish in the Imperial aqua
rum at st. Petersburg are known to
be $50 years old, and the age of the
sacred fish in some Of the ponds at
tached to the Buddhist temples in
China is to be counted by centuries, If
we are to believe the priests.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
The Advance of Time.

The age of man. we are told, is three
score years and ten. From 20 to II
If the health be good. no material a
iteration is observed From thence {
80 the change is greater Fifty-fiv
to GO, the alteration startles; still W
are not bowed down. In the earliea
periods of our life the body strength
ems and keeps up the mind; in the late
stages Of it the reverse takes place
and the mind keeps up the body;
formidable duty this and keenly fel
by both. Such is times progress
Scottish American.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
ftT75ztG2
No. I2e.-sjnuIe AcrostIc-

When the words are rightly guessed,
the initials placed in the order number
ed will spell the name of a beautiful wild
flower.
l. A native of Arabia. .. A small
stream. 3. Silk stuff variegated with
gold and silver. 4. Like a grape. 3. A
precious stone of yellow color. G. Ohe.
Z. a voracious sea fish.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

Crosswords: 1. A place where ready
made clothing is sold 3 A cruel Roman
emperor who was murdered by Ste
phanus. 3. a fault finder. 4. The name
Of a great estate near Asheville, N. G.
5. One who follows leader or party. 6.
Sourness of taste, with bitterness. Z.
Astounding in goods or riches. s. A very
great number. 0. Conditional stipula-
tons. 10. triumphant. II. To estrange.
II. To saggest indirectly. 10. To relin-
quish throne.
Zigzag: From to .. one of the United
States; from to 4, fanciful name of
that state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
RUTLAND RAILROAD.
Time Table Corrected to June "a, 1900.
Trains Leave Burlington
GOING SOUTH AND e.

GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.
$50 A. M-EXPRESS MAIL due Rutland
IL :O5 a. m, Troy 2:l0 p. M, Albany 2:55
p. m, New York 700 p. M, Bellows
Falls :25 p. M, Boston 5:45 p. M, PrOvi-
dence 1925 p. M, Worcester 500 p. m.
Springfield 5:47 p. M, Pullman parlor
car 10 Boston.
1905 NOON-GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER
due Rutland 200 p. M, Troy 4:45 p. M,
Albany 5:25 p. m, New York $3.50 p. M,
Bellows Falls $40 p. m, Boston 80 p.
M, Worcester 800 p. M, Springfield
6:1S p. M. Pullman parlor cars to Boston
and New York.
1.3O 2. NJ, MIXED TRAIN for TicOnderoga,
Rutland and intermediate stations, due
Tlconderoga AS p. M, Rutland 10 pm.
800 2. M. Local passenger for Rutland and
intermediate stations, due Rutland 500
PM.
1906 p. M.-For Boston and NewYork daily.
due Rutland 1910 a. M, Troy 2:45 am,
New York 7 go am, Boston 700 a. M,
Worcester 6:35 a. M, Providence 8:16
a. m. Pullman buffet sleeping cars to
New York and Boston.
Arrival of Trains at Burlington.
4:21 A. M.-Night Express, daily from
New York and Boston II ;05 a. m--Local
Express from Rutland. AGO. p. NIX
press Mail from Boston. $40 p m.-Green
Mountain Flyer from Boston and New
York. 3:45 a. m.-Mixed Train from
Rutland.
E.E. KNOTT 4 Co, City Ticket Agents.
Woodbury. g. Walker Building.
G. B. HIBBARD, Gen'l Passenger Agt.
II. A. HODGE Traffic Mgr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
The earn IS Very Rnnv-

People marvel at the mechanism o
the human body, with its 400 bone
and GO arteries, but man is simple i
this respect compared with the carr
That remarkable fish moves no fewe
than 4,3SG bones and muscles ever
time 1t breathes. 1t has 1920 veins, t
say nothing of its 90 muscles.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. I23.-BIanks,

l. Little Mary had a -;
1t might be good to eat or run.
2. Chang Wing had monster -;
Sometimes ii took an upward fight;
Sometimes it swooped from far away
And carried off its struggling prey.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

"Did that rich young Goldbag pro-
pose to you last nightT
mot exactly, mamma, but he asked
for an option on me for 80 days.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. 124.-Rivers In England.

1. The most sensitive parts of the hui
man frame transposed.
2. My first reversed makes bright
color; my second is the past tense of
verb.
}. Beheaded / express what no lady
likes in her dress; leave out one letter,
form a movable habitation: take out two
letters, and you express number.
1. Part of a very irregular verb re-
peated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
THE MYSTERY OF DREAMS.
A Case In which the Condolences
Were RemarkabIe

Were Remarkable.
On one occasion during the civil war
l dreamed that was standing beside
a road when there came marching
along it strong column Of prisoners
with guards at intervals on the tanks
| asked one Of these guards who the
prisoners were and where they had
been captured. He informed me that
they had been taken in an engagement
with the enemy on the day before and
that there were 1900 of them. then
asked some bystander what day of the
month it was and was told it was such
a day of certain month. some six
weeks later than the date of the dream.
The whole dream was extremely dis
tinct, and it made a strong impression
on me. | related it to a mum Der of my
comrades within the next few days
and then thought of it no more.
Six weeks later, on the morning of
the very day that had been mentioned
in the dream as the date when the col.
umn of prisoners had passed before
me, was on picket two miles distant
from the point where | had seemed
a be when | saw them. 1t was soon
'wfter breakfast, and | was standing
lby the side of the road at the fire talk
ing to the officer of the picket when an
aid to the commanding general came
riding down the road. He had been a
schoolfellow of our officers at West
Point, and he refined up when he recog-
nized his friend. He told us that he
had good news; that there had been a
sharp engagement with the enemy the
day before and that our people had
captured 1900 prisoners, who had just
passed the headquarters that morning
on their way to the rear.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. 125.--A Chnrnde.

One day took pleasant stroll,
Went in shop and bought my WHOLE;
Then round my FIRST my SECOND placed,
And homeward then my way traced
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

Montana: "Words fail to tell how thankful
am Tor the relief, as had suffered so much and
II seemed that the doctors could do me no good.
got down in weight to 1875 pounds. and was NOT
able to work at all. Now l weigh nearly 100
and can do days work on the farm. 1 have
recommended your medicine to several, and
Pierce and his medicines"
Free. DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser
is sent free on receipt of stamps to
pay expense Of mailing only. 1t con-
tains 1908 pages and over 100 illustra-
tons. Send 81 one-cent stamps for the
book in paper covers, or 81 stamps for
cloth binding to DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

10 improve the golden moment Of
opportunity and catch the good that Is
within our reach is the great art oil
life.-Johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

II woman tries to practice what
her husband breaches, she has no time
for gossip,-Chlcago News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

than any other, affects
the American people.
1t is common to all
classes and all condi-
tons. 1t makes life
miserable. 1t mars
family happiness. It
interferes with bust
ness and pleasure
alike, and it discounts
a mans usefulness
just as much as it
discounts his happi-
ness.
There's a remedy
for dyspepsia. DR..
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery has
lifted this burden
from the bodies of
hundreds of thou
S a II d s. 1t cures
ninety eight out of
every hundred WHO
give it a fair and
faithful trial.
~ used ten bottles of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and several
walls of his Pleasant
Pellets a year ago this
spring, and have had no
trouble with indigestion
since,n writes Mr.. w. T.
Thompson, of Town
send, Broadwater Co.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

Jack-Tom, I'm in terrible fix. I'm
engaged to three girls.
TOm-Well, that's not exactly crime
Jack-No; that's the worst of 1t. II
1t were, ! could go to prison and have
some peace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

TOIuItU THFHBTUphH.
Dumb walters carry everything but
gossip.
A dry remark may prove a wet blanket.
No, sir, you can't always increase your
fun by adding to your funds.
An experienced hop grower-the toad.
An insurance risk is the chance of a
lifetime.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. 1a1.-Geographical Anagrams.

No. 131.-Geographical Anngrams.
l. ONE PAIR, LAD.-A town in Turkey
in Europe.
2. My OLD BAR.-A country in the
north of Italy.
3. SOME REsT.-A southern county Of
England.
4. RICH Now.-The chief town of an
eastern county of England.
8. RAISE B.-A large country in the
north of Asia.
6. GLAD oNE.-A county in Ireland.
Z. GRIN, E.-A river in Africa.
8. MY RosE.-A province in India.
0. N. LEAPs.-A beautiful bay in Italy.
10. Pooh NAG.-A city of Hindustan.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
The White Mans Burden

can be named in the single word-dys-
bebSia. 1t is the one disease, which more
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. 12G.-A Riddle,
No. 12T.--DOubIe Zigzag,

A title common both to queen and dame;
Alike from left or right | read the same.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

Her form was modelled by much lacing,
And her hair was pompadour;
Her velvet skin was SATIN FACING;
She wore sparkling gems galore.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
Key to the PuzzIer


No. 119.-Anagrams: 1. Misanthrope.
2. Revolution. 3. Postman. 4. Disin-
fectaht.
No. 120.-Riddlemeree: Charles Dick
ems.
No. 121.-Buried Musicians: 1. Bellini.
2. Rive-King. 3. Rossini. A. Weber. 8.
CherubipL G. Handel. Z. Flotow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
PAINTBRUSH s.!
AND HOW TO KILL 1T.

Read what the Government Experiment Station Burlington
abO f.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22
No. Establishing Angles.
Supply the missing angles to form
girls name or the name of a month.

Upper square: /. A unit. 2. A prefix
signifying mot" 3. The name of one of
the Siamese twins.
Left square: l. Custom" g ITO
sink" 3. "A spheroidal body containing
the germ of a new individual"
Right square: l. Something thrust in
to the mouth to hinder speaking" 2. A
girls name. 3. "To rove idly"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-22

No. 3O.-TranspOsitiOn.
The girl was TOTAL; all admired her
For her beauty and her grace;
There was no other one beside her
That had such a pretty face.