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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
The Egyptian Campaign.

The London Times in its leader on
Thursday warmly praises General Sir
Garnet Wolseley, and gives him all the
credit for the success of the campaign in
Egypt. 1t says: cit is impossible to
conceive OF an operation more successful
and executed in o more mastery man
ner. The whole plan of the campaign,
it says, was settled by General Wolse-
ley, with the concurrence of his supe-
riors and the hearty acquiescence of his
chief advisers, before he left England
There never was any question about the
canal being the basis of operations. Be-
fore he left England he put his finger
upon Tel-el- Kebir, saying there Arab
would stand and we should attack him
the 18th Of September. We mention
the circumstance to show that a great
deal, which to the outside observer
seems chance, is really foreseen, planned
or allowed for General Woleeiey has
achieved o success which renders all
apology for his methods superfuous. .
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
How to Cool an Apartment.

A simple way of cooling the air of
room is described in the New Orleans
Picuyune of recent date. The COM
posing room of the Picayttae is situated
in the upper story of its publication
house, just under the roof, and IN sum-
mer is extremely hot. This season an
inspiration seems to have come to one
of the oppressed occupants, and in &C
cordance with it vertical wooden box
was constructed in the corner of the
room, with openings at the floor and
ceiling, and furnished with pipe for
supplying water at the top, and pan
and drain at the bottom for receiving
the flow and carrying it safely away.
The supply pipe was bent over the up
per end of the shaft, and fitted with
rose like that of watering pot, so as
to deliver shower of spray instead of
a solid stream. On connecting it with
the service pipe the movement of the
water was found to cause an active cir
culation of the air in that part of the
opening of the shaft and issued again,
cool and fresh, at the floor level. The
most surprising thing about the expert
ment seems to have been the effect of
the water in cooling the air to degree
much below its own temperature. With
Mississippi water, which when drawn
from the service pipe indicated tenn
perature of 81 deg, the air of the room,
in which the thermometer at the begin
ming of the trial stood at SO deg, was
cooled in passing through the length of
the shaft to IA deg, or about 20 deg
below the temperature at which it en-
tered, and 10 deg. below that of the
water which was used to cool it. OF
course the absorption of heat by the
evaporation OF u pvIliou vt tho wator
accounts for its refrigerating effect, but
the result seems to have been so easily
and inexpensively attained that the ex-
pertinent would be well worth repeat
ing in other cases.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
The Crops Abroad.

The luxurious abundance in food pro-
duction the world over this year is in
strange contrast with the prices that
city folk have to pay at the markets.
Figures from Austria, Italy, France,
Germany, Russia, the States of our own
country, and, in short, the whole of the
northern hemisphere, show that never
since statistics began to be collected
have there been such great harvests.
The only complaint we hear of Is from
Spain. The natural conse q uence of this
should be decreased cost of living.
Where there is ABUNDANCE there should
be low prices. 1t ought to cost less to
produce because it costs less to live.
Pficea, however, remain stiff, and the
people have not yet in these centres of
population begun to profit largely by
the great yield of the broad acres of the
earth, but there is every promise of
lower prices. --Ne1O York San.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
Telling White Lies.

"What would you do" said a young
mother the other day, 'if you told
your child of two years old to come out
of the road, for horse is coming, and
then to have that mite stop, look DELHI
erately up and down the road and see
that no horse is in sight? p The ques-
ton was half-laughingly put, but it
suggested to the minds of the two moth
ers, who were conversing the immense
advantage one has who tells the truth
to even the smallest child. What hope
of real discipline is there from the
mother who says to her little girl, as
they are riding on a river boat, 'You
sit still in that nhAi@, s.-a sbot, ...ohi,4s
that noise, or the man will come along
and put you in the river, as he did the
little boy this morning" The horror
stricken child subsidized into perfect
quiet, only asking in whisper, after a
time, as she saw huge moustached
man approaching, if that was the man.
The summer sunset was clouded for
more than one by the thought of that
one innocent suffering soul, gradually
awakening to the fact that her mother
is not the perfect being she had
thought her to be. If there are any
'justitiable fact-asides," as Charles
Reade and some others allow there may
be, they are not of this character, ana
the whitest of lies should not be told to
q child.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
The Wheat Crop.

While it is conceded on all sides that
the wheat yield of this year will be the
greatest ever known in the United
States the estimates differ materially as
to the size of the crop. The Depart
ment of Agriculture, whose reports are
conservative and are more apt to be
underestimates than overestimates, puts
the production at five hundred and twen-
ty-fve million bushels.
Other authorities place it at five hun
bred and fifty millions. Still higher
figures are given by the Commercial
Bulletin, of N. Y. City. In a recent
issue that journal published theresults of
careful inquiries just made in over three
hundred and fifty counties in ten of the
leading grain growing States. The re-
turns are for the most part based on
the ascertained results of threshing.
Supplementing these returns with
estimates of the acreage and yield in the
rest of the country the Bulletin reaches
the conclusion that the entire crop will
fall little short of six hundred million
bushels, and furthermore that the
quality of the wheat will be unusually
good. This is an encouraging report,
and it will be a cause for national re-
joicing if the estimates of our contem-
porary shall prove to be substantially
accurate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
A Chapter of Accidents.

The circumstances are these A large
firm on prominent business street
proposed to have its store thoroughly
washed, and so sent its janitor to get
some soap. Something induced him to
invest in key of soft soap, and he
started to roll it to the Office. The keg
was something larger than a beer-keg
and not half so substantial, but the old
man got along with it very we'll until
he came to crossing. He was rolling
it along and got to the horse-car track,
when dray wheel hit the cask, and in
minute the soap was flowing in every
direction. The old janitor gave whoop
of despair, and, while he gazed at the
scene Of ruin, along came q nattily-
dressed drummer. He didn't observe
the soft soap till he stepped in it. You
know how slippery it is. The drum
mer's feet shot from under him and he
never slid two rods on his back so
quickly before in his life. He scooped
up about pint of soap with each
trousers leg and each sleeve. When he
tried to get up he went down again,
and policeman who ran to his assist
ance went down, too. When they
finally got on their feet each was
sight, and the drummer said he ex-
pected to throw away every rag he had
on and take two Turkish baths to get
clean. The officer was mad, and said
somebody ought to be run in, and for
want of better person he was disposed
to take the drummer, but was distracted
by seeing a fat man coming along and
let his feet fly into the air while his
head hit a stone so hard it was driven
an inch into the earth. Then g. man
with basket of peanuts struck the
flood, and a scene of wild excitement
ensued, the boys who jumped in to get
the nuts being piled up in all ways.
Finally horse-car came along, and
when it struck the soap besmeared spot
the horses went down so quick it made
the drivers head swim. He frantically
leaped off the car and at once went
down himself, face first, and, gasping,
got so much of the soap and filth in his
mouth that it produced nausea, and all
the money he could afford for beer didn't
get the taste out Of his mouth for a
week. The horses, in their attempts to
rise, broke the harness, and there was
particular perdition to pay till the street
cleaning brigade came along and cleaned
up the soap. The janitor, seeing trou-
bic ahead, had fed during the early
part of the proceedings, but the officer
says if he catches the man the case'n be
heard from in court. Chicago Meas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
A Veteran Drummer.

A veteran drummer, Daniel Simpson,
has presented to the Bostonian Society
a drum, of which he writes: 'sIf my
life is spared, I shall reach my ninety
second birthday ON the 20th of this
month. At the suggestion of some old
friends, I have decided to make your
society birthday gift, and I now send
it to you. Herewith you will receive a
drum that was beat in the battle of
Bunker Hill by John Robbins Ct knew
him well and have used it considerably
myself, and an oil portrait of myself
and the same drum, painted 10y Darius
Cobb, a most worthy gentleman, who
spent much time and labor to make it
good portrait of me, and my friends
think it very good. I should like to
have the portrait over the drum in the
Memorial Hall of the Old State-house,
in Boston, and to be forever in the care
and custody of the Bostonian Society.
If you could hang the drum, and pos
sibly the portrait, for was drummer
in the war of 1912, in sight of the Lion
and Unicorn, perhaps they would leave
the building, as some timid people
wish, as I hear, without being ordered
to do so by tho Common Council. For
my part like these old relics, but it
may be because I feel like one myself"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
Getting Left.

"Oh, dear p said pretty young WON,
an, who was hurrying along on the
stone pier one hot Sunday afternoon to
catch the Coney Island boat, "oh, dear
wish 1 could get left" She looked
very unhappy and warm, and, although
there was a roguish SIN lie on her face IS
she spoke, there was also a sort of pite-
GUS protest against the fact of continue d
existence, that was only to be explained
by the rapidity with which the mercury
was rising. Her escort looked equally
unhappy, but in his case the inward
protest against the brutal nature of the
weather took the form of an evident d. =
sire to be profane. He had apparently
been well dressed when he started, but
had thrown away his cuffs and was car; =
ing his coat in one hand and his collar
in the other. What on earth do you
want to get left for? said he. "Why,
then it would be cold day." said size
demurely. He glare d at her, speeches
with indignation, and they passed on
Nea0 York Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
The Man Who kuitS.

John Schinsky, of this county, says
the Paducah, KY, NcaOs, who is
Familiarity known as the " Man Kuitter.
was in this city lately. Mr.. Schinsky
has a mania fer knitting, and it is said
the first thing he does in the morning
is to get his needles and yarn and com
mence knitting, and he so continues all
day. He frequently, after retiring at
night, will get up and knit for an hour
or two at time. Lately, while buying
a bill of dry goods, he attended to his
knitting " and purchased his goods at
the same time. He excites considerable
curiosity as he passes through the
streets and in and out doors, knitting
as If for life, and hardly, apparently,
with any knowledge of the employment
of his hands.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
DAYS OF THE WEEK.
THE DERIVATION OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE NAMES.
Taken From Objects of Heathenish
Worship.

The days of our week are derived
from heather ideas and gods which the
heather worshipped.
The IDOL OF THE SUN.-This idol,
which represents the glorious luminary
of the day, was the chief object of their
worship. The first day of the week
was especially dedicated to its adora-
ton, which they termed the Suns
Dedg, hence is derived the word Sun
day.
THB IDOL OF THE MooN.-The next
was the idol of the moon, which they
worshipped on the second day of the
week, called by them Moons Deag, and
since, by us Monday.
The IDOL OF TUIsoo.-Tuisco was at
first defined as the father and ruler of
the Teutonic race, but in course of time
he was worshipped as the son of earth.
From this came the Saxon words IuiSco
Deag, which we call Tuesday.
THE IDOL OF WoDIN OR ODN.
den, or Odin, was one of the supreme
divinities of the Northern nations. 1t
was called Woden's Deag, and by us
Wednesday.
The IDOL OF THoR.-Thor was the
eldest and ablest of the sons of Wooden
and Friga. To him the fifth day of the
week, called by them Ihor's Deag, and
by us Thursday, was consecrated.
THE IDOL OF FRIGA, OR FREGA.-Friga,
or Frega was the wife of Wooden, or
Odin, and next to him, the most reversed
divinity among the heather Saxons,
Danes and .nsher northern nations. To
her the sixth day of the week was con-
secrated, which by the Saxons was writ
ten Friga's Deag, corresponding with
our Friday.
The IDoL-SEATER.-The idol Scatter
is represented on pedestal, whereon is
placed perch, on the, sharp prickled
back of which he stood. His head was
uncovered, and his visage lean. In his
left hand was a pail of water, wherein
were flowers and fruits, and his dress
consisted of long coat, girded with
linen. The appellation given to the
day of bis celebration is still retained.
The Saxons named it Seater's Deag
which we call Saturday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
D OIL
$4,000 REWARD I

Will be paid for the detection and con-
viction of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
HOP BIrrERs, especially Bitters or
preparations with the word Hop or
Hops in their name, or connected there
with, that is intended to mislend and
cheat the public, or for any preparation
put in any form pretending to be the
same as HOP BITTERs. The genuine
have clusters of GREEN HoPs (notice
this) printed on the white label, and are
the purest and best medicine on earth,
especially for Kidney, Liver oGd Ner-
vous Diseases. Beware OF all others,
and of all pretended formulas or recipes
of HoP BIrTERs published in papers, or
for sale, as they are frauds aud swim
dies. Whoever deals in any but the
genuine will be prosecuted.
HoP BI1TERs MIRO. Co.,
Rochester, N. 7.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
He Was Not In.

The occupant of an Office on Congress
street, west, fixed matters one day last
week in such shape that any caller had
to run the gauntlet OF boy in the ante
room, and as he retired into his den
beyond he said to the youth:
"Now, young man, look me in the
eye"
eyes, SIR"
"And remember what say"
eyes, SIR"
eff any person calls and asks if am
in you must say you don't know. You
will then ask their business. II they
say it is financial matter you must
come in here, stop a minute, and return
and say that am out of town to take
baths for my rheumatism"
eyes, SIR
1t was hardly an hour before stranger
came up, and when asked his business
he replied:
swell, I called on little errand in
volving some money"
treated to the back room, winked at his
employer, and returned to the ante-room
and reported:
''He has just left for the country on
vacation"
''Then TIL leave a note" said the man,
and he sat down and wrote a few lines
and took Etasl ePartras. When ne nad
been gone ten minutes the employer
came out to read it. 1t read:
'Called to pay you that 800, but you
were out. Am off to Tennessee. See
you when return in January. Tra-la p
1t was the work of only ten seconds
to fling on his hat and reach the street;
but it was too late. An hours hard
work. including walk to one of the
depots, failed to turn up the man who
had money to leave instead of bill to
collect. The boy over there was look
ing very much cast down yesterday.
One would have said that somebody had
been swearing at him.-DetrOit Free
D9ooo
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
The Worlds Iron Product.

A critical estimate of the annual iron
product of the world shows the yield to
be close upon nineteen and a half
million tons year. Statistics for the
more important countries are obtainable
as late as 1881. For the others it is
assumed that the yield has not fallen
eff since the latest figures reported.
Under "other countries" in the table
below, are included Canada, Switzer-
land, and Mexico, each producing about
1880 tons year, and Norway, with
4, 900 tons q wear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
MARKET NOTES.

NEW 1O1lh MARhEI.
The Wholesale New York market quotations
show:
BEANS Prime, So OO@s3. 10; fair to good
$2.50C3$275 per bushel.
BUTTER - New York sold at 31@32c. for
choice in pals, and 23@25c. common to good
Western sold at 28@30c.. and the common
Western at 1S(019c.
CHEESE Factory fancy, 1l1(c @1115c; do.
fair to good, 8Cd)9c.
EGGs-Quotations ranged from Csc for or
binary. to CSC. for New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
Flour -Superfne, So 2O@s4OO; Western.
s5.O5@$8.75; extra New York, $4.50@$7.C0.
HAY Shipping, 55@60c.; clover, 65G70c
salt. Csc; straw 100000.
HoPs-New York, 55@6Oc.; Eastern, $50
SIC; yearlings, 14@24c.; Odds, 7@14c.
PETROLEUM - Refined, &C.; crude, 61IO
&c. in bulk in barrels, 715c.; naphtha, CSC.
in shipping order, and 1l19@l2s4c. in cases.
Pork New mess, 21.25@$21.5O dressed
hogs, 114@113Sc.
WHEAT-spring No. 3, sl.2O@L48; Mil
waukee, No. 2. $1.36; amber, $1.32@$1. 40;
white, 81. 1719@S1l8.
RYE State. 71@77c.
WooL-Obio, Pennsylvania and Virginia
xxx, 45@46c.; Xxx, 42@45c.; X, 420I3c; No
|, 450I7c.; No. 3, 98@4Gc.; common, 33035c.
New York and Western Xxx and X 39@I516c.;
No. 1, 4I@45c.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
FLOUR - State family, s. @$5 90; rye
flour, $4.00@$425 wheat, State. SO
$l.13; amber, $l.43 corn, yellow, 93c.;
mixed State, 92c.
PETROLEUM Refined, 79sc; crude, exc.
WOOL State and Western Xxx. 4605Oo.; X,
47@l8c.; medium, 50@51c; coarse, 45c
BOSTON MARKET.
FLoUR-From S3.75O$4O0 for low and
medium, to $5.00@$7 90 for choice Minnesota.
Corn, 8O9S5c for mixed and yellow.
BUTTER - Common, 22@24c. Vermont
DAIRY, 25@30c.; choice creamery, 30@31c.
CHEEsE-1115012c.
BEANs-S3. 400$3 50.
HAY-Choicc. $20(0$21.
CATTLE MARKETS.
BUFFALO - Cattle, good quality, S6.250
4675 hogs, fair to good, $S.00@$S.70; best,
IS 49,
EAST LIBERTY, PENN. = Best cattle, $3.50
700 medium to good, $5.5O@$6. 90; common
to fair, $400@$4.50 Hogs, Workers, $7.75GD
1918; Philadephias, $S.75@$9.2).. Sheep,
81. 5O0S5.O0.
WATERFOWL, MAss-Cattle, choice, $1025
@$l0.50; extra, SO 5OC0$l0OO; first quality,
IS. 25@$900; second quality, $600@$750;
third quality, $4.5O@$5.5O. Sheep and lambs
wool sheep, $2.50@$5.00; extra, IS 500
Sc 90; spring lambs, 5@6Xc. Veal calves,
3@716c. 80
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
BALLAD OF Il BABY.
A. ID. 1907,
from Tkeodore Tilton's New Book of Swabiar
Poems

From Theodore Tilton's New Book of Swabi
Poens.l
1t was all in hurry-scurry,
Duke and duchess in furry,
For at last, with hope forlorn,
They had fied-0 tale of pity -
From their sacked and burning city,
With their little babe newborn.
When Duke Friedrich, sore defeated,
With his flying troops retreated
Through the Neckar's winding vale,
And the foe pursued for Slaughter
Up from Friedrich's baby daughter
Rose faint and moaning wall.
Now what ails the little being?,
Queth the sire, as they were aeeing,-
Fleeing wildly, holly pressed;
And the mother answered, signing
All, the little thing is crying,
For she needs her mothers breast"
Down the duke from saddle vaulted,
Shouting, "Let the troops be halted
Let the furies do their worst
Let the couutry-foIk betray US
Let the conquerors find and slay us
But the baby shall be nursedr'
So within shady hollow,
Though the foe was soon to follow,
And to tarry was to die.
Horse and rider stopped to water,
While the little ducal daughter
Drank her milky fountain dry.
The pursuers would have chuckled
Had they seen the baby sucked,
But they rode another way,
And they never set their clutches
On the happy duke and duchess,
For the baby saved the day.
Then the fugitives, though routed,
Being saved from slaughter, shouted
And they vowed, amid their joy,
That the bahe. for that days merit,
Just as if she were boy.
When at last the child so tender,
Who had Teen the lands defender,
Was a peerless woman grown
Not a founced and signing charmer,
But an Amazon in armor,
She was duchess on the throne.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
Total
..19.487 61O

The first four countries produce S8'4
per cent. Of the worlds iron supply;
the first two, GA 3 per cent; the first,
43 per cent, The chief consumer is the
United States, % per cent; next Great
Britain, 234 per cent; these two using
more than half of all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05

william Coughlin, OF Somerville Mass says In the
fall OF 1876 was taken with fol-
owed by a severe cough. lost my appetite and flesh
md was confined to my bed. In 1877 was admitted to
he hospital The doctors said had hole in my lung
big as a half dollar At time report went around
that was dead gave up hope but friend told me OF
ar WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS
got bottle when to my surprise, commenced TO fee
1etter to-day feel better than for three past
write this hoping every afflicted with Diseased
ungs will take DR.. WILLIAM HALLS BALSAM, and
C convinced that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. ]
an positively say IT has done more good than oil th'
the. medicines have taken since my sickness
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05

Nor INJURIOUS. Twenty grocers
were recently indicted in England for
selling coffee aduIterated with chickory
The authorities failed to show that the
adulteration was injurious and the pros
ecution fell through.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05

AT Norwich, England, Miss Maria
Baker was married to Mr. Butcher. The
bride was given away by her uncle, Mr..
Brewer, and the clergyman who married
them was Mr.. Painter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05

I know Hop Bitters will bear recommends
ton honestly. All who use them confer upon
them the highest encomiums, and give them
credit for making cures--an the proprietors
claim for them. have kept them since they
we're first offered to the public. They took
high rank from the first. and maintained it,
and are more called for than all others COM
bined. So long as they keep up their high rep
utation for purity and usefulness, 1 shall con-
tinue to recommend them--something have
never before done with any other patent medi-
CHE. ]. j. BABCoCK, NJ. d.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05
Victory All ArOuud

Last week was a great one for Eng
land. British troops whipped Aral i
Pasha under the shadow of the Pyrs-
mids, British oarsmen conquered a
crack crew from Michigan on the
Thames Friday morning, and, to crown
all, the riff team of her gallant volun-
teers carried off the honors of the con-
test at Or, edmOor. The London Times
says =" The boat race with the Hillf
dales, the Creedmoor rifle match, and
the cricket match with Australians ut
MAJ chester. We will be iubilant over
them while we eau. We will crow
modestly, but crow we will and must"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-05

DEACON SMITH buys Carboline, the deodor,
lied petroleum. hair remover and restorer, and
since its Improvement, recommends it to all
his friends as the perfection of all hair prep
arations This shows that the Deacon Is wise
man and LnOWa what is what.